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Robert R Cima,Kari J Anderson,David W Larson,Eric J Dozois,Imran Hassan,William J Sandborn,Edward V Loftus,John H Pemberton,Robert R Cima,Kari J Anderson,David W Larson,Eric J Dozois,Imran Hassan,William J Sandborn,Edward V Loftus,John H Pemberton,

BACKGROUND: Patient education is known to improve satisfaction in and participation with treatment. A careful assessment of internet use by inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients to gather information has not been reported. Our aim was to evaluate internet use to gather general health- and disease-specific information in patients presenting to an IBD clinic. METHODS: A cross-sectional anonymous survey using a convenience sample of patients (N = 175) at a tertiary-care institution's IBD clinic was performed. RESULTS: In all, 169 surveys (97%) were returned for analysis. The median age was 46 (17-84), 83 men and 81 women (5 missing). In known IBD patients (87%), 85 (50%) had Crohn's disease and 62 (37%) ulcerative colitis; 81% of patients had home internet access. The most common information sources were: gastroenterologists (59%), internet (54%), and primary-care physicians (54%). Ninety-two patients (54%) used the internet to gather IBD-specific information. Age-specific use (<40, 40-65, >65) was 73%, 48%, 37.5%, respectively. There was a significant positive association between level of education and internet use (P < 0.0001), but not with income. Internet sites most commonly visited were organization- or institution-specific. Factors that most influenced a user's choice of an internet site were noncommercial status (59%) and ease of use (53%). The majority of patients (57%) rated internet information "trustworthy" to "very trustworthy." CONCLUSIONS: Over half of patients in an IBD clinic used the internet to gather IBD-specific information. Use was inversely associated with age and positively correlated with education level. There was no income association. These findings suggest web-based IBD information may become increasingly important in the future.

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RR Cima,KJ Anderson,DW Larson,EJ Dozois,I Hassan,WJ Sandborn,EV Loftus,JH Pemberton,RR Cima,KJ Anderson,DW Larson,EJ Dozois,I Hassan,WJ Sandborn,EV Loftus,JH Pemberton,

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PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal Article

Journal: Inflammatory bowel diseases

VOLUME: 13

Page Numbers: 1266-70

Journal Abbreviation: Inflamm. Bowel Dis.

ISSN: 1078-0998

DAY: 17

MONTH: Oct

YEAR: 2007

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AFFILIATION: Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. cima.robert@mayo.edu

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