NCT03913598

Internet and Social Media Use in Dermatology Patients

Internet and Social Media Use in Dermatology Patients - a Survey

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 650 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is to assess Internet and social media use in dermatology patients

Detailed description

The Internet and social media bear potential in terms of heath care consumer education, prevention of diseases and dissemination of evidence-based information. The use of the internet and social media platforms both by dermatologists and patients is rapidly evolving. In order to improve the presence and visibility of dermatology-related evidence-based informations on the Internet and in social media, the use and behavior of dermatology patients in this context is studied in more detail.

Conditions

• Dermatologic Diseases

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	patient questionnaire	self-administered patient questionnaire regarding the different aspects of internet and social media use in dermatology patients

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-03-21
• Primary completion: 2019-04-20
• Completion: 2019-04-20
• First posted: 2019-04-12
• Last updated: 2019-09-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland