title: [What kind of health information search the spinal cord injured patients from Spain on the internet?].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Internet is an alternative for health education to the population. Spinal cord injured individuals usually consult the Internet about their health problems.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To identify the health information sources, the more consulted items and the confidence in Internet information of a group of spinal cord injured individuals from Spain.
  
  
  METHODS
  A survey to spinal cord injured individuals from Spain was conducted, with a questionnaire in Google Drive. It was accessible with a link in ASPAYM-Asturias web page. The questionnaire included epidemiological data and information about Internet use and confidence in its contents.
  
  
  RESULTS
  121 individuals answered the survey, 64% male, with an average age of 45 years. The predominant aetiology was traumatic (70%) and 72% were paraplegics. 83% prefer to consult health care providers directly. More of 70% of the sample searches health problems on the Internet, mostly web pages in Spanish. The preferred item was 'orthopaedic materials and wheelchairs'. 27% of the sample trusts in the Internet information and 32% don't.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This research provides information about Internet use of spinal cord injured individuals in Spain. Although we have to admit some bias in the study, more than 70% of the sample searches health problems on the Internet, mostly web pages in Spanish. About one in four individuals trust in information from Internet and most of the sample prefers recommendations directly from healthcare professionals.
authors: Hospital Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Espana.
authors: Manuel
authors: M
authors: Bea-Muñoz
authors: María
authors: M
authors: Medina-Sánchez
authors: Mariano
authors: M
authors: Flórez-García
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D057226:Information Seeking Behavior; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009985:Orthopedics; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000523:psychology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D013030:Spain; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D035502:Trust; D001750:Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / Q000523:psychology; D014910:Wheelchairs