Imagine being able to ask your doctor a quick question or get a prescription refill without leaving your home. A new survey set out to measure exactly how many American adults are using the internet for this kind of communication with their doctor or doctor's office over the past 12 months. The survey focused on adults across the United States, but the key result—the actual percentage of people doing this—was not reported in the available information. This means we can't say how widespread the practice is right now. Without knowing the number, it's hard to gauge how much of a shift toward digital healthcare is truly happening. The survey also didn't report on any downsides or challenges people might face with online communication, like privacy concerns or technical difficulties. For now, this survey highlights a growing area of interest in how we connect with our doctors, but the full picture of who's doing it and how often remains unclear.
Survey examines US adult use of internet to communicate with doctors or officesHow many Americans are talking to their doctors online?
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Key Takeaway
Note: Survey on internet doctor communication lacks reported prevalence data.
This observational survey report examined the use of the internet to communicate with a doctor or doctor's office among adults in the United States. The specific intervention, comparator, sample size, and follow-up period were not reported. The primary outcome was the percentage of adults who used the internet for this communication in the past 12 months, but the result, effect size, absolute numbers, and statistical measures were not provided.
No safety, tolerability, or adverse event data were reported for this survey. The report did not list specific methodological limitations, and funding sources or potential conflicts of interest were not disclosed.
Given the incomplete reporting of key results and methodology, the clinical relevance of this survey is unclear. The lack of a reported percentage prevents any assessment of the prevalence of this communication method. This underscores the importance of fully reported data for informing practice.
What this means for you:
A survey asked how many U.S. adults talk to doctors online, but the result wasn't shared. View Original Abstract ↓
This report describes the percentage of adults who used the internet in the past 12 months to communicate with a doctor or doctor's office.
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