Table 5 Trust in and assessment of online health information
From: Parental digital health information seeking behavior in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study
Question | Answers given by digital media users (N = 700) n (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Completely agree | Rather agree | Rather disagree | Completely disagree | No indication/ don’t know | Not answered | |
How much do you agree with the statement “the Internet is a good tool to help improve my knowledge of health-related topics”? | 88 (12.6) | 442 (63.1) | 110 (15.7) | 21 (3) | 7 (1) | 32 (4.6) |
Always | Sometimes | Never | Not answered | |||
How often do you believe that the information is correct? | 22 (3.1) | 640 (91.4) | 6 (0.9) | 32 (4.6) | ||
Do you try to find out if a site is reliable before accepting or using the information? | 446 (63.7) | 159 (22.7) | 60 (8.6) | 35 (5) | ||
How often are you sure you understand what you find on the Internet? | 337 (48.1) | 318 (45.4) | 4 (0.6) | 41 (5.9) | ||
Yes | No | Don’t know | Not answered | |||
Would you like your pediatrician to give you trustworthy Internet resources? | 467 (66.7) | 124 (17.7) | 80 (11.4) | 29 (4.2) | ||