Use of the Internet to obtain IVF information trends and patient opinions in Greece

dc.contributor.author	Ζαφειρίου, Σταμάτης	el
dc.contributor.author	Palmer, Giles	en
dc.contributor.author	Τριανταφύλλου, Τ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Walters, RJI	el
dc.contributor.author	Ζερβούδης, Στέφανος	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-02-26T10:13:57Z
dc.date.issued	2015-02-26
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/6950
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.subject	Internet
dc.subject	Fertilization in vitro
dc.subject	Medical tourism
dc.subject	JVF
dc.subject	Opinion
dc.subject	Διαδύκτιο
dc.subject	Γνώμη
dc.subject	Γονιμοποίηση in vitro
dc.subject	Ιατρικός τουρισμός
dc.title	Use of the Internet to obtain IVF information trends and patient opinions in Greece	el
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Midwifery
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Μαιευτική
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heal.classificationURI	N/A-Μαιευτική
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heal.contributorName	Πεϊτσίδης, Παναγιώτης	el
heal.contributorName	Ιατράκης, Γεώργιος Μ.	el
heal.contributorName	Manzoni, C.	en
heal.dateAvailable	10000-01-01
heal.language	en
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heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας.Τμήμα Μαιευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2008
heal.bibliographicCitation	Zafeiriou, S., Palmer, G.A., Triantafillou, T., Walters, RJI., Zervoudis, S.,et.al.(2008).Use of the Internet to obtain IVF information trends and patient opinions in Greece.Gineco.ro Infertilitate 4.pp 110-115.	en
heal.abstract	The Internet is increasingly perceived to be a fast and anonymous information resource. Here we p resent data from a questionnaire posed to 297 patients attending an IVF unit in Athens detailing their use and perceptions of the Internet for health-related matters. Concurrently we monitored 178 emails derived from our IVF information website over a p eriod of30 m onths and report our findings. A large proportion of patients had Internet access (75%} and used the Internet to research information relating to health issues (69%}, and specifically IVF (66%}, with many expressing a wish to communicate with their physician as a consequence {86%}. in contrast, relatively Jew emails directly requested IVF treatment (3%}. Overall the majority of emails related to geni UJC llilano eral questions pertaining to JVF treatment (29%}, donor oocytes (17%}, or donor sp erm (1 0%). A marked difference however was observed when comparing country of origin. A greater prop ortion of emails from overseas requested donor egg (39%}, surrogacy (8%}, or sex selection (5%) as compared to Jew or none from Greece. We conclude the internet is both a valuable and established information resource for IVF in Greece, with many patients preferring to communicate online with their /VF healthcare provider directly. In summary the frequency and nature of email communications varied greatly depending upon the country of origin, and implications for medical tourism are discussed.	en
heal.journalName	Gineco.ro Infertilitate	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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