O ginecologista obstetra e a internet: uma realidade virtual? / The obstetrician gynecologist and the Internet: a virtual reality?
AUTOR(ES)
Maria Luiza Toledo Leite Ferreira da Rocha
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2008
RESUMO
Introduction - The use of internet by patients and physicians has increased and has been increasingly integrated into clinical practice. Moreover, the internet is changing the traditional doctor-pacient relationship and adds new ethical, legal and economic concepts to its practice. Objective To identify the use of internet by gynecologists and obstetricians who work in São Paulo city, its influence on the physician-patient relationship and the ethical, legal and economic aspects of its introduction into medical practice. Methods - A postal questionnaire was sent to 1.120 gynecologists and obstetricians of São Paulo city, 152 of which were returned, which represents a return rate of 13.6% and 6.1% of all the professionals of SOGESP. The quantitative analysis of the doctors` behavior related to the use of the internet has been made by calculation of averages, proportions and standard deviations. The comparison between these doctors who have introduced internet into their practice and those who haven`t, its distribution by professional activity and office location, internet tools utilized and personal characteristics have been undertaken using the chi-squared test. Four different groups have been determined by Cluster Analysis depending on the way this technology is used. Conclusions The gynecologists and obstetricians investigated in this research project use internet in their medical practice, for the updating of data collection, to obtain new information about health care, for communication with patients or offer their medical services by the Web. Although its use has been improved doctors are afraid of possible negative consequences regarding the physician-patient relationship and legal, economic and ethical consequences that this use may bring to clinical practice.
ASSUNTO(S)
medicina communication physician-patient relationship relação médico-paciente comunicação internet medicine gynecologist and obstetrician internet informação ginecologistas e obstetras information
