Loredana Covolo|Miriam Guana|Guglielmo Bonaccorsi|Laura Brunelli|Silvana Castaldi|Antonella De Donno|Alessandra Mereu|Marco Verani|Umberto Gelatti
Exploring the Online Health Information-Seeking Behavior in a Sample of Italian Women: The “SEI Donna” Study
University of Brescia|University of Brescia|University of Florence|University of Udine|Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico|University of Milan|University of Salento|University of Cagliari|University of Pisa|University of Brescia
much discussion skills people understanding managing online health information italian survey sei donna aimed investigate perceptions use web women regarding health issues considering health literacy hl healthcare skills used online questionnaire explore different aspects online healthrelated informationseeking behavior study participants n 7027 categorized healthcare workers hw healthcare students hs nonhealthcare women nonhw half sample 52 searched online second opinion medical examination without statistical difference among hw hs nonhw women age range 2640 years 128 p lt 0001 chronic illness 148 p lt 0001 moderately 158 p lt 0001 satisfied 204 p lt 0001 healthcare professionals likely use internet seek medical insight overall 34 women functional hl higher hw 64 hs 43 rest women 18 p lt 00001 suboptimal hl suggests need improve hl general population skilled surfing web time reorganize health training improve hl healthcare professionals also enriching communication skills