Discuss why some people go online to get diagnoses instead of going to a doctor/health professional.

PHC281

“Historically, people have always tried to answer their health questions at home and made personal choices about whether and when to consult a clinician. Many have now added the internet to their personal health toolbox, helping themselves and their loved ones better understand what might be ailing them.” Fox, S., & Duggan, M. (2013). Health online 2013. Health, 2013, 1-55.

Discuss why some people go online to get diagnoses instead of going to a doctor/health professional.

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Current scenario,pandemic like covid 19 people choose online consultation to avod social contact and nosocomial[hospital acquired] infection
For saving time and money by avoiding long distance travel .
Can consult a doctor of desired speciality anywhere in the world through online without any location boundaries
For identifying symptoms and the causes better and preventing anixiety being prepared, before going for family physcian or online doctor consultation
Laziness of waiting in a long queue or waiting for a consultation
Being overconfident in your abilities
For showing off to friends and relatives that he/she can diagnose a disease without the help of doctors
Those who dont want to discuss their personal problems or disease of private parts of the body with doctors
online will provide detailed animated videos of disease situation which makes people understand more in detail about a disease unlike hospital consultation
for clearing doubts quickly related to health related problems,eg drug dosage,drug contraindications
for those who are having language barrier ie working abroad can consult online through their own language
Can search opinion of wide variety of doctors of different specialities regarding a disease through online in a very short period of time unlike hospital
for saving money by consulting online where fees is less than hospital consultation
for follow up of sedendary, chronic, old age patients who is having huge difficulty to travel
Those who dont trust doctors or hopspitals
people having NOSOCOMEPHOBIA [Extreme hospital fear]

Nightingale answered 1 year ago

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