RT Journal Article
T1 Use of the internet as a source of health information by Spanish adolescents
A1 Jiménez Pernett, Jaime
A1 Olry-de-Labry-Lima, Antonio
A1 Bermúdez Tamayo, Clara
A1 García Gutiérrez, José Francisco
A1 Salcedo Sánchez, María del Carmen
K1 Adolescente
K1 Información sanitaria
K1 España
AB The Internet is a fundamental part of the daily life of adolescents, they consider it as a safe and confidential source of information on health matters. The aims is to describe the experience of Spanish adolescents searching for health information on the Internet. MethodsA cross-sectional study of 811 school-age adolescents in Granada was carried out. An adapted and piloted questionnaire was used which was controlled by trained personnel. Sociodemographic and health variables were included together with those concerning the conditions governing access to and use of information and communication technologies (ICT). Results811 adolescents were surveyed (99.38% response rate), mean age was 17 years old. Of these, 88% used the Internet; 57.5% used it on a daily or weekly basis and 38.7% used it occasionally. Nearly half the sample group (55.7%) stated that they used the Internet to search for health-related information. The main problems reported in the search for e-health were the ignorance of good web pages (54.8%) and the lack of confidence or search skills (23.2%). ConclusionsIn conclusion, it seems plausible to claim that websites designed and managed by health services should have a predominant position among interventions specifically addressed to young people.
PB Biomed Central
YR 2010
FD 2010-01-29
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/277
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/277
LA en
NO Jiménez-Pernett J, de Labry-Lima AO, Bermúdez-Tamayo C, García-Gutiérrez JF, Salcedo-Sánchez MC. Use of the internet as a source of health information by Spanish adolescents. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2010 Jan 29; 10:6
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