TY - JOUR
T1 - Internet use among inflammatory bowel disease patients
T2 - An Italian multicenter survey
AU - Angelucci, Erika
AU - Orlando, Ambrogio
AU - Ardizzone, Sandro
AU - Guidi, Luisa
AU - Sorrentino, Dario
AU - Fries, Walter
AU - Astegiano, Marco
AU - Sociale, Orsola
AU - Cesarini, Monica
AU - Renna, Sara
AU - Cassinotti, Andrea
AU - Marzo, Manuela
AU - Quaglia, Anna
AU - Sergi, Maria Donata
AU - Simondi, Daniele
AU - Vernia, Piero
AU - Malesci, Alberto
AU - Danese, Silvio
PY - 2009/9
Y1 - 2009/9
N2 - BACKGROUND: The internet has been increasingly used as a resource for accessing health-related information. A recent US survey found that approximately half of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients in an IBD clinic use the internet to gather IBD-specific information. AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of the internet among Italian IBD patients. METHODS: The study was performed in seven Italian IBD referral centers by using a 28-item anonymous questionnaire. RESULTS: In all, 495 questionnaires were returned for analysis, in which 305 of 495 patients (61.6%) indicated that they are able to access the internet. A large proportion used the internet to gather health-related information (180 of 305, 59.1%) and IBD-related information (226 of 305, 74.2%). The use of the internet increased significantly with level of education (P
AB - BACKGROUND: The internet has been increasingly used as a resource for accessing health-related information. A recent US survey found that approximately half of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients in an IBD clinic use the internet to gather IBD-specific information. AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of the internet among Italian IBD patients. METHODS: The study was performed in seven Italian IBD referral centers by using a 28-item anonymous questionnaire. RESULTS: In all, 495 questionnaires were returned for analysis, in which 305 of 495 patients (61.6%) indicated that they are able to access the internet. A large proportion used the internet to gather health-related information (180 of 305, 59.1%) and IBD-related information (226 of 305, 74.2%). The use of the internet increased significantly with level of education (P
KW - Compliance
KW - Inflammatory bowel disease
KW - Internet
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U2 - 10.1097/MEG.0b013e328321b112
DO - 10.1097/MEG.0b013e328321b112
M3 - Article
C2 - 19543105
AN - SCOPUS:69649092521
VL - 21
SP - 1036
EP - 1041
JO - European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
JF - European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
SN - 0954-691X
IS - 9
ER -