From: Consumer access to health information on the internet: health policy implications
Information sought | Number seeking | Search time | Value | Usefulness | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | Hours | $ | Score (a) | ||
General health and nutrition | 57 | 45.2% | 0.45 | 65 | 3.19 | |
A specific illness | 53 | 42.1% | 0.52 | (b) | 65 | 3.19 |
Medicine | 51 | 40.5% | 0.55 | 62 | 3.19 | |
Health product other than a medicine | 27 | 21.4% | 0.41 | 66 | 3.43 | |
Alternative medical treatment | 25 | 19.8% | 0.47 | 64 | 3.38 | |
New treatments | 23 | 18.3% | 0.57 | 60 | 3.17 | |
Sports/ fitness related health | 18 | 14.3% | 0.34 | (b) | 72 | 3.47 |
Diagnosis | 6 | 4.8% | 0.46 | 58 | 3.00 | |
Support group | 6 | 4.8% | 0.67 | 66 | 3.75 | |
A second opinion | 4 | 3.2% | 0.44 | 64 | 3.25 | |
Other | 5 | 4.0% | ||||
Total sample | 126 | 218.3% | 0.46 | 61 | 3.19 |