Amr Jamal|Samina Khan|Ahmed AlHumud|Abdulaziz Al-Duhyyim|Mohammed Alrashed|Faisal Bin Shabr|Alwalid Alteraif|Abdullah Almuziri|Mowafa Househ|Riaz Quresh?
Association of Online Health Information–Seeking Behavior and Self-Care Activities Among Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Saudi Arabia
King Saud University|King Saud University|King Saud University|King Saud University|King Saud University|King Saud University|King Saud University|King Saud University|King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences|National Guard Health Affairs|King Saud University
health information obtained internet impact patient health care outcomes growing concern quality online health information sources used diabetic patients little known health informationseeking behavior impact behavior diabetesrelated selfcare particular middle east settingthe aim study determine online healthrelated informationseeking behavior among adult type 2 diabetic patients middle east impact online healthrelated informationseeking behavior selfcare activitiesa crosssectional survey conducted 344 patients type 2 diabetes attending inpatient outpatient primary health care clinics 2 teaching hospitals riyadh saudi arabia main outcome measures included ability patients access internet ability use internet search healthrelated information responses internet searches relation selfcare activities analysis differences based age gender sociodemographic diabetesrelated selfcare activities among online healthrelated information seekers nononline healthrelated information seekers conductedamong 344 patients 741 255344 male mean age 535 sd 138 years 390 134344 internet users 716 96134 used internet seeking healthrelated information participants reported primary source healthrelated information physician 216344 628 followed television 155344 451 family 113344 328 newspapers 100344 291 internet 96344 279 primary topics participants searched therapeutic diet diabetes 5596 57 symptoms diabetes 5296 54 followed diabetes treatment 5096 52 long history diabetes familial history disease unemployment seeking diabetes education common barriers online healthrelated informationseeking behavior younger age female marital status higher education higher income longer duration internet usage associated online healthrelated informationseeking behaviors 8996 93 online healthrelated information seekers reported positive change behaviors seeking online health information overall odds ratio 156 95 ci 063328 selfcare responses demonstrated statistically significant difference seeking healthrelated information online nonhealthrelated information seekers however healthrelated information seekers better testing blood glucose regularly taking proper action hyperglycemia adopting nonpharmacological managementphysicians television still primary sources healthrelated information adult diabetic patients saudi arabia whether seek healthrelated information online study demonstrates participants seeking online healthrelated information conscious diabetes selfcare compared nonhealthrelated information seekers aspects others