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The Internet as a Source of Information for Patients Prior to Rhinoplasty

OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of Internet use by patients considering rhinoplasty and to identify the impact of such information on their decisions. METHODS: Prospective analysis of the impact of information received via the Internet by patients considering rhinoplasty on their decision-ma...

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Autores principales: Szychta, Paweł, Zieliński, Tomasz, Rykała, Jan, Kruk-Jeromin, Julia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3173704/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21949579
http://dx.doi.org/10.3342/ceo.2011.4.3.131
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author Szychta, Paweł
Zieliński, Tomasz
Rykała, Jan
Kruk-Jeromin, Julia
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description OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of Internet use by patients considering rhinoplasty and to identify the impact of such information on their decisions. METHODS: Prospective analysis of the impact of information received via the Internet by patients considering rhinoplasty on their decision-making prior to surgery. Eighty six patients, scheduled for post-traumatic or aesthetic rhinoplasty, received a questionnaire, consisting of 19 questions, which sought to evaluate their perception of the importance of the Internet information to them and also collected relevant demographic and sociological data. RESULTS: Respondents searched online for descriptions of medical procedures, information about how to contact other patients, pre- and post-operative pictures and making contact with a doctor. Patients considering aesthetic rhinoplasty received medical information from a third party or via the Internet. Individuals requiring post-traumatic surgical treatment were usually referred by family doctor. CONCLUSION: Patients planning nasal aesthetic surgery form their opinions after consulting friends and searching the Internet, which can act as an important medical assistance.
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spelling pubmed-31737042011-09-23 The Internet as a Source of Information for Patients Prior to Rhinoplasty Szychta, Paweł Zieliński, Tomasz Rykała, Jan Kruk-Jeromin, Julia Clin Exp Otorhinolaryngol Original Article OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of Internet use by patients considering rhinoplasty and to identify the impact of such information on their decisions. METHODS: Prospective analysis of the impact of information received via the Internet by patients considering rhinoplasty on their decision-making prior to surgery. Eighty six patients, scheduled for post-traumatic or aesthetic rhinoplasty, received a questionnaire, consisting of 19 questions, which sought to evaluate their perception of the importance of the Internet information to them and also collected relevant demographic and sociological data. RESULTS: Respondents searched online for descriptions of medical procedures, information about how to contact other patients, pre- and post-operative pictures and making contact with a doctor. Patients considering aesthetic rhinoplasty received medical information from a third party or via the Internet. Individuals requiring post-traumatic surgical treatment were usually referred by family doctor. CONCLUSION: Patients planning nasal aesthetic surgery form their opinions after consulting friends and searching the Internet, which can act as an important medical assistance. Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2011-09 2011-09-06 /pmc/articles/PMC3173704/ /pubmed/21949579 http://dx.doi.org/10.3342/ceo.2011.4.3.131 Text en Copyright © 2011 by Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21949579
http://dx.doi.org/10.3342/ceo.2011.4.3.131
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