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Communicating health information to an alarmed public facing a threat such as a bioterrorist attack.

Considerable literature exists on the communication of risk to the public through channels such as television, radio, and newspapers. However, little has been written on the communication of risk through less traditional communication forms, such as the Internet. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of the Internet as an additional source of health information to that provided by the traditional news media in managing the public's response to an emerging health risk such as a bioterrorist attack. Despite some of the Internet's advantages over traditional media, including the d…

Prevalence of Behavioral Addictions and Their Relationship With Stress and Anxiety Among Medical Students in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Behavioral addiction is identified as any compulsive, repeated, and persistent behavior that leads to significant and functionally impairing harm or distress. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of internet, video-gaming, and pornography addictions among medical students in Western region. In addition, we intend to investigate the relationship between these behavioral addictions with stress and anxiety. Our study was a cross-sectional study with a sample size of 225. The study participants were medical students in their 3rd, 4th, and 5th academic years from five different medi…

Understanding Online Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses.

In the past three decades, there has been an exponential increase in the worldwide availability of Internet access and devices that are able to access online materials. This literature review investigated whether increased accessibility of Internet child pornography (CP) increases the risk of in-person child sexual exploitation. The current review found little to no evidence that availability of the Internet has increased the worldwide incidence or prevalence of in-person child sexual abuse. In fact, during the time period in which the Internet has flourished, international crime statistics ha…

Utilization of Online Resources by Patients in an Ophthalmic Emergency Department.

Objective  To describe the utilization of online resources by patients prior to presentation to an ophthalmic emergency department (ED) and to assess the accuracy of online resources for ophthalmic diagnoses. Methods  This is a prospective survey of patients presenting to an ophthalmic ED for initial evaluation of ocular symptoms. Prior to evaluation, patients completed surveys assessing ocular symptoms, Internet usage, and presumed self-diagnoses. Demographics and characteristics of Internet usage were determined. Accuracy of self-diagnoses was compared between Internet users and nonusers. Di…

Mobile Phone and Internet Use Mostly for Sex-Seeking and Associations With Sexually Transmitted Infections and Sample Characteristics Among Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino Men Who Have Sex With Men in 3 US Cities.

BACKGROUND: Men who have sex with men (MSM) have a relatively high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This study examines the association of self-reported STIs and use of mobile phones and/or computer-based Internet to meet sexual partners among black and Hispanic/Latino MSM in the United States. METHODS: Black and Hispanic/Latino MSM (N = 853) were recruited from 3 US cities (Chicago, IL; Kansas City, MO; and Fort Lauderdale, FL) via online and community outreach. Men completed a computer-assisted, self-interview assessment on demographics, use of mobile phones and compute…

Adolescent cybersurfing for health information: a new resource that crosses barriers.

OBJECTIVE: To examine adolescents' use of and attitudes toward accessing health information through the Internet. DESIGN: Cross-sectional, school-based survey. PARTICIPANTS: A socioeconomically and ethnically diverse sample of 412 suburban New York 10th graders (mean [SD] age, 15.8 [0.68] years). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Accessing the Internet for health information. RESULTS: Half (49%) of the sampled adolescents had used the Internet to get health information. Topics most often explored through the Internet included sexually transmitted diseases; diet, fitness, and exercise; and sexual beha…

Digital Technical and Informal Resources of Breast Cancer Patients From 2012 to 2020: Questionnaire-Based Longitudinal Trend Study.

BACKGROUND: Digitalization offers enormous potential in medicine. In the era of digitalization, the development of the use of digital, techn … the degree of digitalization, including digital device availability and use, stationary and mobile internet access and use, and communication and information seeking regarding breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. RESULTS: The majority of patients (421/513, 82.1%) owned the technical resources to benefit from eHealth, used the internet to obtain informa …

Are claims of non-inferiority of Internet and computer-based cognitive-behavioural therapy compared with in-person cognitive-behavioural therapy for adults with anxiety disorders supported by the evidence from head-to-head randomised controlled trials? A systematic review.

OBJECTIVE: This review examines the evidence from head-to-head randomised controlled trials addressing whether the efficacy of cognitive-behavioural therapy for anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorders in adults delivered by computer or online (computer- and Internet-delivered cognitive-behavioural therapy) is not inferior to in-person cognitive-behavioural therapy for reducing levels of symptoms and producing clinically significant gains at post-treatment and at follow-up. A supplementary aim is to examine the evidence for severity as a moderator of…

A descriptive pilot survey of behavioural addictions in an adolescent secondary school population in Ireland.

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the levels of possible internet addiction, gaming addiction, gambling addiction and associated mental health difficulties in a secondary school population in Ireland. METHODS: An online survey containing questions related to internet addiction, gaming addiction, gambling addiction and associated mental health difficulties was administered to secondary school adolescents in Ireland. Participants were self-selecting and answered questions on the characteristics of each topic and screening questionnaires for addiction to each behaviour, as…

Adolescent online gambling: the impact of parental practices and correlates with online activities.

We present results from a cross-sectional study of the entire adolescent student population aged 12-19 of the island of Kos and their parents, on the relationship between their Internet gambling and respective parental practices, including aspects of psychological bonding and online security measures. The sample consisted of 2,017 students (51.8% boys, 48.2% girls). Our results indicate that gender, parenting practices as perceived by the adolescents and distinct patterns of adolescent Internet activities are among the best predictor variables for Internet gambling. Security practices exercise…

Встреча с сексуальными партнерами в Интернете: связанное с этим сексуальное поведение и распространенная хламидиозная инфекция среди подростков в Норвегии: перекрестное исследование.

ЦЕЛИ: Имеются неоднозначные данные о том, связана ли встреча с сексуальными партнерами в Интернете ( " Интернет-партнеры " ) с рискованным сексуальным поведением и/или передачей инфекции, передающейся половым путем. В этой связи мы попытались оценить распространенность сообщений о различных романтических и сексуальных мероприятиях в Интернете среди норвежских подростков, включая партнеров в Интернете, и причины их удовлетворения, а также изучить различия в сексуальном поведении, характеристиках партнерства и распространенности хламидиозаражений среди тех, кто сообщает о партнерах в И

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OBJECTIVES: Evidence is mixed as to whether meeting sexual partners online ('internet-partners') is associated with risky sexual behaviour and/or sexually transmitted infection transmission. Accordingly, we sought to estimate the prevalence of reporting various online romantic and sexual activities among Norwegian adolescents, including internet-partners, an…

Navigating Pregnancy: Information Sources and Lifestyle Behavior Choices-A Narrative Review.

Background: Accessible health information during pregnancy is important to positively affect maternal and fetal health. However, the quality … ting, and being available in full text). Results: Primary sources of health information varied. The Internet (26%-97%) and healthcare providers (HCPs) (14%-74%) predominated, followed by family/friends (12%71%), books/magazines (49%-65%), and guidelines/brochures (25%-53%). Despite the widespread use of the Internet, HCPs were considered the most reliable …

Ten-Year Interval Changes in the Prevalence of Self-Identified Premature Ejaculation and Premature Ejaculation Based on an Estimated Intravaginal Ejaculation Latency Time of <3 Minutes in the General Population: The Korean Internet Sexuality Survey (KISS) 2016.

INTRODUCTION: Because the prevalence of premature ejaculation (PE) may change with time, few studies have been conducted over a 10-year time interval. AIM: A 10-year time interval survey to determine whether there was a change in the prevalence of self-identified PE and PE defined on the basis of an estimated intravaginal ejaculation latency time of <3 minutes in adult Korean men, even after adjusting for various sociocultural factors. METHODS: We sent an e-mail to the panels registered in the same Internet survey agency in 2006, asking them to participate in a questionnaire-based survey of …

Behavioural addiction and associated risk factors among high school students.

OBJECTIVE: Investigating the relationship between behavioural addictions and mental health is essential due to their impact on well-being and the significant barriers they create to achieving lasting recovery. The aim of the study was to examine the prevalence of food addiction, problematic internet use, and internet gaming disorder among 866 high school students (grades 9-12) in Turkey, Bingöl and their associated with impulsivity, emotional regulation, depression, anxiety, and stress. METHODS: The sample was selected using a convenience sampling approach. Data were collected via online ques…

The Impact of Addictive Behaviors on Adolescents Psychological Well-Being: The Mediating Effect of Perceived Peer Support.

Studies exploring excessive Internet use and gambling are rapidly expanding concerns regarding its impact on mental health, especially in young people due to the increased prevalence of Internet and gambling addictions. Research suggests that perceived peer support plays a significant role in adolescents' psychological well-being. However, no empirical study has dealt with the mediating effect of perceived peer support on the relationship between Internet and gambling addictions and psychological well-being. Thus, the present study aimed to examine whether perceived peer support mediates the r…

Neurocognitive and clinical correlates of gambling behavior based on mode of gambling.

BACKGROUND: Gambling opportunities have expanded greatly in recent years, with ever-increasing availability via the internet as well as land-based options (eg, casinos). Although some research suggests that internet gamblers have higher rates of disordered gambling than land-based only gamblers, the clinical and cognitive importance of these findings is unknown. METHODS: We recruited 542 young adults (age 18 to 29) and compared land- based only (n = 385 [70.8%]) and mixed internet/land-based gamblers (LBGs) (n = 157 [28.9%]) on clinical and cognitive measures (gambling behavior, other potenti…

[Self-Medication, Health and Online Orders: An Online Survey].

Background: The intensive use of Internet as health guide is proved by a current representative survey. Online orders of OTC pharmaceuticals and prescription medicine represent a special way of utillisation. Intention: The aim of the following study is to investigate motives and backgrounds of self-medication in coherency of health and ordering of OTC pharmaceuticals via Internet. Method: With an online questionnaire developed in particular for this thesis N=104 internet users (mean age M=32,7; SD=11,1 consisting of 73 female and 31 male participants) were questioned concerning the relevant to…

Online Information as a Double-Edged Sword: A Multilevel Analysis of Vaccination Skepticism Based on ISSP 2021.

This study examines the relationship between internet use and vaccine scepticism, focusing on the ambivalent role of digital information environments and digital health literacy (DHL). While the internet provides easy access to vaccination-related information, frequent internet use may also increase exposure to misinformation and disinformation. Accordingly, both positive and negative effects of internet-based information seeking are hypothesized. In contrast, higher levels of DHL are expected to reduce vaccine scepticism. The study also investigates the influence of healthcare system quality,…

Perceptions of low income HIV+ persons about finding accurate web-based health information.

AIM: To explore perceptions of low income persons living with HIV/AIDS and history of substance abuse about how they decide whether an internet site is a credible source of health-related information. BACKGROUND: It is hard for any consumer to determine whether the information that is available on the internet is trustworthy and even more challenging for consumers with low health literacy and insufficient computer literacy skills. METHODS: Mixed methods with sequential explanatory design. Electronic health literacy was measured with eHEALS and a new instrument to measure confidence in choosi…