A pilot study comparing parent and adolescent online health information seeking behaviours in elective pediatric surgical situations

Autor: Yong Chen, Shireen Anne Nah, Candy S C Choo, Kenneth Pak Leung Wong, Mark Ian Angus, Sophia S M Wong
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Pediatric Surgery International. 36:227-233
ISSN: 1437-9813
0179-0358
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-019-04592-0
Popis: Little is known of how children seek health information. This study evaluates online health information (OHI) seeking behaviours in adolescents undergoing major elective surgical procedures and compares responses within parent–child dyads. With institutional approval, we prospectively surveyed parents of children admitted to our institution for major elective operations between November 2017 and November 2018, using convenience sampling. Patients aged 12 years and above were also invited. Each respondent completed an anonymized modification of a previously published survey on Internet usage. Chi squared tests were used for categorical data, with significance at P value
Databáze: OpenAIRE