Jaime Jiménez-Pernett|Antonio Olry de Labry Lima|Clara Bermúdez?Tamayo|Jose Francisco García-Gutiérrez|Maria del Carmen Salcedo-Sánchez
Use of the internet as a source of health information by Spanish adolescents
Andalusian School of Public Health|Andalusian School of Public Health|Andalusian School of Public Health|Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública|Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública
internet fundamental part daily life adolescents consider safe confidential source information health matters aims describe experience spanish adolescents searching health information interneta crosssectional study 811 schoolage adolescents granada carried adapted piloted questionnaire used controlled trained personnel sociodemographic health variables included together concerning conditions governing access use information communication technologies ict811 adolescents surveyed 9938 response rate mean age 17 years old 88 used internet 575 used daily weekly basis 387 used occasionally nearly half sample group 557 stated used internet search healthrelated information main problems reported search ehealth ignorance good web pages 548 lack confidence search skills 232in conclusion seems plausible claim websites designed managed health services predominant position among interventions specifically addressed young people