Internet Health Behaviors of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Assessment of Two Disease Websites.

ABSTRACT: Background: Little is known about patients' use of the internet to search for information about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and their perspectives on disease content on websites. Objectives: To determine the interests and behavior of patients with COPD who search the internet for disease information and to assess their perspectives about 2 COPD educational websites. Methods: Individuals with COPD who had registered for a consumer panel were invited electronically to participate in a survey which included general use of the internet, online health behaviors about COPD, and assessment of 2 COPD educational websites. Results: A total of 445 respondents completed the survey in 23 ± 12 minutes (72% response rate). A total of 95% reported that physici

SUBMITTER: Mahler DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6296793 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature