Patienteninformation im Internet, Vertrauen in den Arzt und
Partizipative Entscheidungsfindung – eine Querschnittsstudie bei
Brustkrebspatientinnen in Deutschland
Affiliations: Institut für Qualität und Wirtschaftlichkeit
im Gesundheitswesen, Ressort Patienteninformation – Erstellung &
Methodik, Köln | Institut und Poliklinik für Arbeits- und
Sozialmedizin der Universität zu Köln, Abteilung Medizinische
Soziologie | Zentrum für Versorgungsforschung Köln
Abstract: Objectives: The aim of this study is to examine the amount to which
breast cancer patients in Germany use the internet to obtain information and if
this affects their trust in physicians or their involvement in treatment
decision-making. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey with 745 patients in
34 Breast Health Centres in the German region of Nordrhein-Westfalen. The
instrument was an adapted version of the Cologne Patient Questionnaire
(KPF-BK). Results: Of the 584 women who sent back a filled out questionnaire
34.7% have used the internet to obtain information on their condition. The use
of the internet was correlated positively with education and negatively with
age. There was no association between use of the internet and trust in
physician and a positive but small association between use of the internet and
perceived involvement in care according to the data (p<0.05;
sr^2=0.01). Conclusions: The common concern that trust between patients and
their doctors could be jeopardised by patient information on the internet is
not supported by the overall data of this study.
Keywords: Patient Information, Internet, Breast Cancer, Trust, Shared Decision-Making