Scope and limitations of information and communication technology in health
a study about health professionals
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.57167/Rev-SBPH.15.388Keywords:
Internet, Information and Communication Technology, E-health, HealthAbstract
Progressively, the health use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) expands, aiming to provide services, disseminating technical-scientific knowledge and the popular knowledge inclusion. Considering the interest in this theme, we investigated the perceptions of health professionals about the range and limitations of the internet in their daily work routine. The online questionnaire was answered by 39 health professionals. Regardless of the profession, 94,9% of the respondents stated that they used the internet daily and 64.1% reported often reading online health information. As for health sites reliability, 92,1% believes that many are unreliable, but 80% also recognized the existence of many reliable sites. The analysis indicated that 34.2% of respondents frequently deal with e-health consumers. In these situations, 73.7% rely on their expertise to answer questions, 55.3% help the patient to analyze the information and 34.2% recommended trusted sites. It is recommended further research with Brazilian samples.
Downloads
References
Amichai-Hamburger, Y., & Vinitzky, G. (2010). Social network use andpersonality. Computers in Human Behavior, 26, 1289–1295. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2010.03.018
Brasil, Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil. (2011a). Pesquisa sobre o uso das tecnologias de informação e comunicação no Brasil: TIC Domicílios e TIC Empresas 2010. São Paulo: CGI.br. Retirado em 11/04/2012, de http://op.ceptro.br/cgi-bin/indicadores-cgibr-2010?pais=brasil&estado=df&setor-publico=setor-publico&age=de-45-a-59-anos&education=pos-doutorado&purpose=pesquisa-academica.
Brasil, Ministério da Saúde. (2011b). Portaria nº 2.554, de 28 de outubro de 2011. Retirado em 11/04/2012, de http://www.telessaudebrasil.org.br.
Brasil, Ministério da Saúde. (n.d.). Telessaúde, Brasil Redes. Retirado em 11/04/2012, de http://www.telessaudebrasil.org.br.
Castiel, L. D., & Vasconcelos-Silva, P. R. (2003). A interface internet/s@úde: perspectivas e desafios. Interface - Comunicação, Saúde, Educação, 7(13), 47–64. Retirado em 16/09/2009, de http://www.scielo.br/pdf/icse/v7n13/v7n13a03.pdf. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/S1414-32832003000200004
Castiel, L. D., & Vasconcellos-Silva, P. R. (2002). Internet e o autocuidado em saúde: Como juntar os trapinhos? História, Ciências, Saúde - Manguinhos, 9, 291–314. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-59702002000200004
Conselho Federal de Psicologia. (2005). Resolução n. 12/2005. Regulamenta o atendimento psicoterapêutico e outros serviços psicológicos mediados por computador. Retirado em 18/09/2012, de http://pol.org.br/legislacao/pdf/resolucao2005_12.pdf
Conselho Federal de Psicologia. (2009). Mídia e psicologia: Produção de subjetividade e coletividade. Brasília: CFP.
Costa, C. & Sabatini, R. (2002). Desenvolvimento e avaliação de prontuário eletrônico do paciente. Retirado em 23/04/2012, de http://telemedicina.unifesp.br/pub/SBIS/CBIS2002/dados/arquivos/256.pdf.
Edejer, T. T-T. (2000). Disseminating health information in developing countries: The role of internet. British Medical Journal, 321, 797–800. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.321.7264.797
Eysenbach, G. (2001). What is e-health? Journal of Medical Internet Research, 3(2), e20. Retirado em 30/08/2010, de http://www.jmir.org/2001/2/e20. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.3.2.e20
Eysenbach, G., Sa, E. R., & Diepgen, T. L. (1999). Shopping around the internet today and tomorrow: Towards the millenium of cybermedicine. British Medical Journal, 319, 1294–1296. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.319.7220.1294
Eysenbach, G., Sa, E. R., & Diepgen, T. L. (2001). Towards the millenium of cybermedicine. In T. Heller, R. Muston, M. Sidell, & C. Lloyd (Eds.), Working for Health (pp. 351–357). London: Open University/Sage.
Ibope. (2010). Internet no Brasil cresceu 5,9% em agosto. Retirado em 18/04/2012, de http://www.ibope.com.br/calandraWeb/servlet/CalandraRedirect?temp=5&proj=PortalIBOPE&pub=T&db=caldb&comp=Not%EDcias&docid=0A276B95D145374B832577B6007A5F6A
Kiesler, S., Kraut, R., Cummings, J., Boneva, B., Helgeson, V., & Crawford, A. (2002). Internet evolution and social impact. IT & Society, 1(1), 120–134.
Kraut, R., Patterson, M., Lundmark, V., Kiesler, S., Mukopadhyay, T., & Scherlis, W. (1998). Internet paradox. A social technology that reduces social involvement and psychological well-being? American Psychologist, 53, 1017–1031. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037//0003-066X.53.9.1017
Leitão, C. F., & Nicolaci-da-Costa, A. M. (2005). Impactos da internet sobre pacientes: A visão de psicoterapeutas. Psicologia em Estudo, 10(3), 441–450. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/S1413-73722005000300012
McMullan, M. (2006). Patients using the internet to obtain health information: How this affects the patient-health professional relationship. Patient Education and Counseling, 63, 24–28. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2005.10.006
Mozer, E., Franklin, B., & Rose, J. (2008). Psychotherapeutic intervention by telephone. Clinical Interview Aging, 3(2), 391–396. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S950
Oliveira, M. A. N. (2007). Educação à distância como estratégia para a educação permanente em saúde: possibilidades e desafios. Revista DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-71672007000500019
Brasileira de Enfermagem, 60, Retirado em 12/04/2012, de http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&id=S0034-71672007000500019&lng=en&nrm=iso.
Santos, R. (2009). Blogues e a promoção da saúde. In F. O. Paulino (Ed.), Comunicação e saúde (pp. 57–70). Brasília: Editora Casa das Musas.
Sayeg, E. (2000). Psicologia e informática: Interfaces e desafios. São Paulo: CRPSP/Casa do Psicólogo.
Shaw, L. H., & Gant, L. M. (2002). In defense of the internet: The relationship between internet communication and depression, loneliness, selfesteem, and perceived social support. Cyberpsychology Behavior, 5, 157–171. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1089/109493102753770552
Taylor, H. (2008). Number of “cyberchondriacs” adults going online for health information – has plateaued or declined. Health Care News, 8. Retirado em 27/08/2010, de http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/healthnews/HI_HealthCareNews 2008Vol8_Iss8.pdf.
Taylor, H., & Leitman, R. (2001). Study reveals big potential for internet to improve doctor-patient relations. Health Care News, 1, Retirado em 27/08/2010, de http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/healthnews/HI_HealthCareNews-V1-Issue1.pdf.
Wootton, R. (2000). Recent advances: Telemedicine. British Medical Journal,323, 557–560. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.323.7312.557
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
The publication adopts the CreativeCommons “Attribution 4.0 International” license – CC BY, which allows “copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially.” Also, according to the CC BY license, authors must “give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.” These changes must be indicated without suggesting that the journal supports their use. More information about the license from: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en
