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Más de la mitad de los estadounidenses usan internet por salud


"Entre los adultos de 18 a 64 años, las mujeres fueron más propensas que los hombres a buscar datos de salud en la red (58 por ciento versus el 43 por ciento) y también a usar grupos de chat para aprender acerca de temas de salud (4 por ciento contra el 2,5 por ciento)", agregó el centro.

WASHINGTON. Más de la mitad de los estadounidenses buscaron información sobre salud en internet el año pasado, dijeron investigadores del Gobierno de aquel país. Pero sólo el 5 por ciento usó el correo electrónico para comunicarse con sus médicos, según un sondeo del Centro Nacional de Estadísticas de la Salud.
Para el estudio, los investigadores usaron una encuesta realizada sobre 7.192 adultos de entre 18 y 64 años entre enero y junio del 2009.


El centro, que forma parte de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC por su sigla en inglés), informó en un comunicado que en ese período, el 51 por ciento de los adultos encuestados había buscado información de salud en internet en los 12 meses previos.


"Entre los adultos de 18 a 64 años, las mujeres fueron más propensas que los hombres a buscar datos de salud en la red (58 por ciento versus el 43 por ciento) y también a usar grupos de chat para aprender acerca de temas de salud (4 por ciento contra el 2,5 por ciento)", agregó el centro.


El sondeo encontró que el 6 por ciento de los adultos usó internet para pedir un refuerzo de una receta médica y casi el 3 por ciento pidió un turno con un profesional de la salud por la red en los 12 meses previos.


Otros investigadores encontraron que los médicos se resisten a usar internet o el correo electrónico para comunicarse con los pacientes por cuestiones de privacidad o por temor a que se genere confusión acerca de cómo cobran por su trabajo.
3 de Febrero de 2010 11:31
http://www.abc.com.py/abc/nota/72929-M%C3%A1s-de-la-mitad-de-los-estadounidenses-usan-internet-por-salud/

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