Internet and Social Media Use in Dermatology Patients

NCT03913598 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2019-00009; sp19Mueller3
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 650
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study is to assess Internet and social media use in dermatology patients

Conditions

Dermatologic Diseases

Keywords

social media use; online medical services; internet use

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Use of the Internet as a source of medical information

  self-administered patient questionnaire regarding motivation to seek for medical information on the Internet

  single time point assessment at baseline

• Use of Social media as a source of medical information

  self-administered patient questionnaire regarding motivation to seek for medical information in Social media

  single time point assessment at baseline

• Duration of Internet/ Social media use by dermatology patients

  self-administered patient questionnaire covering duration of Internet/ Social media use (up to 2 hours/ day; 2 to 4 hours/day; more than 4 hours/day)

  single time point assessment at baseline

• Quality assessment (by patients) of medical information provided

  self-administered patient questionnaire covering quality of medical information provided on the Internet (5 point self-rating scale from very bad to very good)

  single time point assessment at baseline

• Impact of internet/social media on the patient-physician relationship

  self-administered patient questionnaire covering impact of internet/social media on the patient-physician relationship (self-rating scale: positive/ negative/ no impact)

  single time point assessment at baseline

• Previous use of online medical services and online shopping of drugs/medications

  self-administered patient questionnaire assessing previous use of online medical services and online shopping of drugs/medications (yes/ no)

  single time point assessment at baseline

Interventions

patient questionnaire OTHER

self-administered patient questionnaire regarding the different aspects of internet and social media use in dermatology patients

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Outpatients treated at the Department of Dermatology of University Hospital Basel

You may qualify if:

• Patients treated at the Department of Dermatology of University Hospital Basel

You may not qualify if:

• Insufficient knowledge of German language

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland: lead

Study Sites (1)

Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel

Basel, 4031, Switzerland

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Skin Diseases

Interventions

Patient Health Questionnaire

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Surveys and Questionnaires; Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Psychological Tests; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Simon Müller, Dr. med

  Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 10, 2019
• First Posted: April 12, 2019
• Study Start: March 21, 2019
• Primary Completion: April 20, 2019
• Study Completion: April 20, 2019
• Last Updated: September 18, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-09

Locations

CH (1)