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Relationship between Internet use, patient task behavior and self-efficacy among recently diagnosed cancer patients who contact the Cancer Information Service.

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Relationship between Internet use, patient task behavior and self-efficacy among recently diagnosed cancer patients who contact the Cancer Information Service./
Author:	Bass, Sarah Bauerle.
Description:	240 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 62-05, Section: A, page: 1738.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International62-05A.
Subject:	Health Sciences, Public Health. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3014407
ISBN:	9780493246406

Relationship between Internet use, patient task behavior and self-efficacy among recently diagnosed cancer patients who contact the Cancer Information Service.
Bass, Sarah Bauerle.

Relationship between Internet use, patient task behavior and self-efficacy among recently diagnosed cancer patients who contact the Cancer Information Service. - 240 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 62-05, Section: A, page: 1738.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Temple University, 2001.

This cross-sectional study examined the relationship between the use of health related information from the Internet by people newly diagnosed with cancer (N = 161), with patient task behavior and perceived self efficacy. Characteristics of subjects, perceived patient behavior in patient-provider communication and perceived self efficacy coping with disease were compared among Direct users of Internet health information (people using the Internet themselves), Indirect users of Internet health information (people receiving Internet health information from friends or family members), and Non-users of Internet health information (people not using the Internet or receiving health information from the Internet). The subjects were recruited from persons who called the Atlantic Region Cancer Information Service (CIS), located at Fox Chase Cancer Center and funded by the National Cancer Institute. Callers were eligible to participate if they were 18 years or older, had been newly diagnosed with cancer, and had not begun cancer treatment. For those who consented to be in the study, follow up phone interviews were made six to eight weeks after initial contact to assess impact of the use of Internet on perceived patient task behavior and self efficacy. Preliminary results on the first 161 participants reveal three key findings. First, there was a significant change in Internet user category from the time of the participant's initial call to the CIS and his/her follow-up six weeks later. Almost 30% of the sample moved Internet user categories, with 56% of Nonusers moving to the Direct or Indirect categories and 32% of the Indirect Users moving to the Direct user category, signaling that a cancer diagnosis gives impetus for overcoming technological barriers to accessing Internet information. Second, Direct users were overwhelming positive about the use of Internet health information, with over 90% of them reporting the information they found empowering. They also reported that despite the information offering conflicting information, they did not feel overwhelmed and felt it actually helped them talk to their doctors. Third, relationships with the study variables of patient task behavior and self efficacy were found. Direct users of Internet health information asked more questions of their doctors, made lists of questions for their doctors more often and did more research before seeing their doctor. Direct users also felt a higher sense of self efficacy in being able to maintain their independence during their illness and had more confidence in asking questions of their doctors. Other trends reveal that Direct users of Internet health information feel more confident in a number of other self efficacy measures as well which may be significant once the sample size increases.

ISBN: 9780493246406Subjects--Topical Terms:

1017659
Health Sciences, Public Health.

Relationship between Internet use, patient task behavior and self-efficacy among recently diagnosed cancer patients who contact the Cancer Information Service.
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