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BACKGROUND: A significant majority of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) search the Internet for information about their disease. While patients who search the Internet for disease or treatment information are believed to be more resistant to accepting medical therapy, no studies have tested this hypothesis. METHODS: All IBD patients over a 3-month period across three gastroenterology practices were surveyed about their disease, treatments, websites visited, attitudes toward medications, and their willingness to accept prescribed therapies after disease-related Internet searches. RESULTS: Of 142 total patients, 91 % of respondents searched the Internet for IBD information. The vast majority (82 %) reported taking medication upon their doctor's recommendation and cited the desire to acquire additional information about their disease and prescribed therapies as their most important search motivator (77 %). Internet usage did not affect the willingness of 52 % of our cohort to accept prescribed medication. CONCLUSION: The majority of IBD patients who searched the Internet for disease and treatment-related information were not affected in their willingness to accept prescribed medical therapy.
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais/terapia , Internet , Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Adulto JovemAssuntos
Carcinoma de Células Pequenas/complicações , Carcinoma de Células Pequenas/patologia , Neoplasias do Colo/patologia , Neoplasias do Colo/secundário , Neoplasias Hepáticas/patologia , Neoplasias Hepáticas/secundário , Colo/patologia , Histocitoquímica , Humanos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Laparoscopia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Radiografia Abdominal , Radiografia Torácica , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios XRESUMO
The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection varies in different populations, ranging from as low as 0.6% in volunteer blood donors to as high as 80% in injection drug users. The prevalence of HCV in a population can be predicted by risk factors associated with the transmission of infection. These risk factors include injection drug use, blood product transfusion, organ transplantation, hemodialysis, occupational injury, sexual transmission, and vertical transmission. We review the literature regarding the incidence and prevalence of HCV infection and the evidence supporting various modes of HCV transmission.