Internet Use for Obtaining Medicine Information: Cross-sectional Survey
The internet is increasingly being used as a source of medicine-related information. People want information to facilitate decision-making and self-management, and they tend to prefer the internet for ease of access. However, it is widely acknowledged that the quality of web-based information varies...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:7734018 2024-09-15T18:39:27+00:00 Internet Use for Obtaining Medicine Information: Cross-sectional Survey Bergmo, Trine Strand Sandsdalen, Vilde Manskow, Unn Sollied Småbrekke, Lars Waaseth, Marit 2023-02-02 https://doi.org/10.2196/40466 unknown Zenodo https://zenodo.org/communities/gravitate-health https://zenodo.org/communities/eu https://doi.org/10.2196/40466 oai:zenodo.org:7734018 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode eHealth credibility health information information behavior information seeking patient education info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2023 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.2196/40466 2024-07-27T05:37:59Z The internet is increasingly being used as a source of medicine-related information. People want information to facilitate decision-making and self-management, and they tend to prefer the internet for ease of access. However, it is widely acknowledged that the quality of web-based information varies. The objectives of this study were to establish the extent of internet use for seeking medicine information among Norwegian pharmacy customers, analyze factors associated with internet use, and investigate the level of trust in different sources and websites. This is a cross-sectional study with a convenience sample of pharmacy customers recruited from all but one community pharmacy in Tromsø, a medium size municipality in Norway (77,000 inhabitants). Persons (aged ≥16 years) able to complete a questionnaire in Norwegian were asked to participate in the study. A total of 303 respondents reported which sources they used to obtain information about their medicines (both prescription and over the counter) and to what extent they trusted these sources. A total of 125 (41.3%) respondents used the internet for medicine information, and the only factor associated with internet use was age. Norwegian pharmacy customers use the internet as a source of medicine information, but most still obtain medicine information from health professionals and packet leaflets. People are aware of the potential for misinformation on websites, and they mainly trust high-quality sites run by health authorities Article in Journal/Newspaper Tromsø Zenodo JMIR Formative Research 7 e40466 |
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The internet is increasingly being used as a source of medicine-related information. People want information to facilitate decision-making and self-management, and they tend to prefer the internet for ease of access. However, it is widely acknowledged that the quality of web-based information varies. The objectives of this study were to establish the extent of internet use for seeking medicine information among Norwegian pharmacy customers, analyze factors associated with internet use, and investigate the level of trust in different sources and websites. This is a cross-sectional study with a convenience sample of pharmacy customers recruited from all but one community pharmacy in Tromsø, a medium size municipality in Norway (77,000 inhabitants). Persons (aged ≥16 years) able to complete a questionnaire in Norwegian were asked to participate in the study. A total of 303 respondents reported which sources they used to obtain information about their medicines (both prescription and over the counter) and to what extent they trusted these sources. A total of 125 (41.3%) respondents used the internet for medicine information, and the only factor associated with internet use was age. Norwegian pharmacy customers use the internet as a source of medicine information, but most still obtain medicine information from health professionals and packet leaflets. People are aware of the potential for misinformation on websites, and they mainly trust high-quality sites run by health authorities |
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Bergmo, Trine Strand Sandsdalen, Vilde Manskow, Unn Sollied Småbrekke, Lars Waaseth, Marit |
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Bergmo, Trine Strand Sandsdalen, Vilde Manskow, Unn Sollied Småbrekke, Lars Waaseth, Marit |
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Internet Use for Obtaining Medicine Information: Cross-sectional Survey |
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Internet Use for Obtaining Medicine Information: Cross-sectional Survey |
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