The influence of the web on health related decision-making processes: a survey with Portuguese women during pregnancy

• Tipo: Artigo em Livro de Atas de Conferência Internacional
• Data: 2016

Autores

Ferraz, M (Autor) Outra; Almeida, AM (Autor) Outra; matias, a (Autor) FMUP; Farine, D (Autor) Outra

Ata de Conferência Internacional

Título: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SYSTEMS/INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT/INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES, CENTERIS/PROJMAN / HCIST 2016

Páginas: 347-354

International Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems / International Conference on Project MANagement / International Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies (CENTERIS/ProjMAN/HCist)

Porto, PORTUGAL, OCT 05-07, 2016

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 8 Citações

Scopus - 9 Citações

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-00M-F4W

DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2016.09.168

Abstract (EN): This paper presents the main results of a study about the influence of the web on decision-making processes of women during pregnancy. It aims to understand how search practices, peer influence and opinion sharing are carried out and specifically focusing on the decisions concerning "prenatal screening" and "type of birth". Data was collected using a questionnaire filled by 178 Portuguese pregnant women that focused on baseline demographics, Internet use and its comparison to traditional forms of information (medical personnel and family). The results are mainly descriptive and show that, although internet information was often sought and used, face to face contact, especially with the medical doctor, is most influential in decision making. Contact with other pregnant women, relatives and friends were relevant but less influential. The main conclusions point out that currently the physician's opinion is still the primary factor in decision making. The importance of Internet data is secondary when compared to direct interaction with the physicians and care givers. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 8