Surveying the Internet Usage for medical/health purposes: Oct/Nov 1999

HON: Survey on Internet usage for medical and health purposes: Oct.-Nov. 1999

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[Questionnaire]
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This is a short questionnaire to gather information on how the Internet is being used to obtain healthcare information.

As before, the results of this survey will be posted on our Web site. Your answers will help HON and other Web sites improve their services to you.

You can remain anonymous, or provide an email address at the end and receive a personalised summary of the final report.

We respect the confidentiality of personal information. For more details, please visit the HONcode.

Thank you for your participation.

I. Please indicate your agreement/disagreement with the following statements :

	Strongly agree	Agree	Don't know	Disagree	Strongly disagree
I have found useful medical/health information on the Internet
I have found useful medical/health information in my primary language
I have found the medical/health information I was looking for
Doctors in my country are actively using the Internet
Nurses in my country are actively using the Internet
The quality of medical/health information on the Internet needs to improve
I believe that patient anonymity on the Internet is threatened

II. Please answer the following questions with either "Yes" or "No":

	Yes			No
I use the Web to search for information on drugs		such as:
I discuss the drug info I find with my care provider(s)
I buy drugs via on-line pharmacy services
I am interested in a more detailed HON survey on pharmaceuticals and the Internet

Patients only
	Yes			No
I have discussed the results of my Internet searches for medical/health information with my care provider(s)			.
I have used on-line medical consultation services offered by Web sites			.
I engage in e-mail correspondence with my own healthcare provider(s)
I use the Internet to seek second opinions on medical diagnoses
Healthcare providers only I have engaged in e-mail correspondence with my patients

III. These last eight questions are about you and your preferences (select all that apply, holding down your PC's "Ctrl or Shift key" to select more than one option per box):

I seek or receive healthcare information mainly via

Mostly, I search for

I tend to prefer Web sites run by

In the last 6 months, I have sought healthcare information for

My three favorite healthcare Web sites are
(This is an optional question. Never mind if you don't have the URLs handy.)
1. http://
2. http://
3. http://

I have been on the Internet for : and access it mainly from :

My sex is , my age is and I live in (other )

I am a :
Medical professional:
Non-medical:
Other:

Thank you for taking the time to complete the survey.
We would welcome any other comments below :

If you wish to receive a personalised summary of all replies, please provide your email address below. Your personal details will not be used for commercial or mass-mailing purposes and will be treated as confidential by the Health On the Net Foundation.
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