OBJECTIVE: To determine whether people with serious mental illness (SMI) and substance use disorder (SUD) use the Internet to receive health information. METHODS: One hundred people with SMI were surveyed in community mental health clinics. RESULTS: Participants with SUD were significantly less likely to use the Internet compared to those who without SUD (.34 [.12-.95] p = .04). Internet users with SUD were significantly more likely to report accessing sites topically related to substance abuse (p = .01). CONCLUSION: Few participants with SMI and SUD used the Internet. Attention to educating patients about quality health information on the Internet may be warranted.
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether people with serious mental illness (SMI) and substance use disorder (SUD) use the Internet to receive health information. METHODS: One hundred people with SMI were surveyed in community mental health clinics. RESULTS:Participants with SUD were significantly less likely to use the Internet compared to those who without SUD (.34 [.12-.95] p = .04). Internet users with SUD were significantly more likely to report accessing sites topically related to substance abuse (p = .01). CONCLUSION: Few participants with SMI and SUD used the Internet. Attention to educating patients about quality health information on the Internet may be warranted.
Authors: Elizabeth J Record; Deborah R Medoff; Lisa B Dixon; Elizabeth A Klingaman; Stephanie G Park; Samantha Hack; Clayton H Brown; Li Juan Fang; Julie Kreyenbuhl Journal: Community Ment Health J Date: 2015-03-31
Authors: María Luisa Barrigón; Sofian Berrouiguet; Juan José Carballo; Covadonga Bonal-Giménez; Pablo Fernández-Navarro; Bernadette Pfang; David Delgado-Gómez; Philippe Courtet; Fuensanta Aroca; Jorge Lopez-Castroman; Antonio Artés-Rodríguez; Enrique Baca-García Journal: Int J Methods Psychiatr Res Date: 2017-03-09 Impact factor: 4.035