Health-related Internet use by lupus patients in southern Spain
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Internet has become a widely used tool by patients seeking information on different diseases. The information regarding lupus patients-Internet use is scarce. This study aims to explore the attitudes and practices of lupus patients in southern Spain, regarding Internet use to find health-related information. A survey was carried out including 150 patients from six Andalusian Hospitals. To search for information, 67.3?% of the patients used Internet. The proportion of female Internet users was higher (69.3 vs 46.2?%), particularly those belonging to a patients-association (81.8 vs 32.7?%), and are regular users of Internet (80.2 vs 44.4?%); 37.5?% thought the information found in the Internet was of little use or not useful at all, and 58?% of the respondents stated that the information found caused them concern while for 27?%, it was a relief. Most patients preferred the information given by their physicians (63.6?%); 33.9?% considered that the information from both sources was complementary, and 2.5?% preferred the information obtained from the Internet. A percentage of 85.3 of the patients would like their physicians to provide them with information on high-quality sites regarding their illness. Lupus patients make frequent use of the Internet to look for information on their disease. Considering this, and because better-informed patients follow more precisely the indications given by the physician, medical staff should collaborate in the development of high-quality sites for the patient to have additional sources of information.

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