کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3908461 1251177 2013 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Who's talking about breast cancer? Analysis of daily breast cancer posts on the internet
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی زنان، زایمان و بهداشت زنان
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Who's talking about breast cancer? Analysis of daily breast cancer posts on the internet
چکیده انگلیسی

ObjectiveBreast cancer is the cancer most commonly searched for on the internet. Our aim was to assess daily new breast cancer related posting on the internet.MethodsWe analyzed numbers of new daily posts for common cancers for one month and subsequently analyzed content of 1426 breast cancer related posts. We also assessed use of online discussion forums for breast cancer related dialogue.ResultsBreast related topics had significantly more posts per day compared to others (mean 66.7, p < 0.01). Most posts were on media sites (65.8%). Accuracy levels were high (87.5%) but significantly lower where posted on blogs and discussion forums (p < 0.001). Anonymous posts were common (55%) and less likely to be accurate (p < 0.001). Use of discussion forums has exponentially increased over the last five years (p < 0.001).ConclusionsThe internet has become a primary forum within which health information, particularly relating to breast cancer, is both sought and shared. Increasingly information is provided by patients themselves.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: The Breast - Volume 22, Issue 1, February 2013, Pages 24–27
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