Profile of the Users and the Most Visited Topics of a Pediatric eHealth Website

Bruno José Nievas-Soriano, Gracia María Castro-Luna, Sonia García-Duarte, María del Carmen González-López and Tesifón Parrón-Carreño
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Bruno José Nievas-Soriano: Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almeria, 04120 Almería, Spain
Gracia María Castro-Luna: Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almeria, 04120 Almería, Spain
Sonia García-Duarte: Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Hospital Torrecárdenas, 04009 Almería, Spain
María del Carmen González-López: Primary Health Care District of Almería, Andalusian Health Service, 04006 Almería, Spain
Tesifón Parrón-Carreño: Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almeria, 04120 Almería, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 21, 1-13

Abstract: Parents need information about their children’s health, and the Internet has become an essential repository for this information. However, there is almost no information about which topics are the most searched, consulted, or shared, or about the main characteristics of pediatric website users. The main aim of this research was to describe the profile of the users of a pediatric website, which topics they searched for, which topics were the most consulted, and which were the most shared. Users’ demographic data were analyzed regarding their use of the Internet to search for information about health. A pediatric website for parents was analyzed. A 26-item questionnaire collected demographical features of the users of the website. Descriptive and analytical analyses were performed. Most participants used general search engines for their health searches, and the most searched keywords were prurigo, barking cough, and laryngitis. The most visited topics were unexplained fever, snots, and laryngitis. The most shared were snots, lipotomy, and dizziness. The users were mainly women (67.8%), with an average age of 38.8 years, and one or two children (89%) with a mean age of 4.6 years. The users who mainly used the Internet for health purposes were women of younger age, and with a higher educational level.

Keywords: eHealth; mHealth; telemedicine; pediatrics; users; profile (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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