Table 2 Patients’ expectation of information sources
Expectation items | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Expected sources to gain IBD knowledge | |
Verbal teaching from IBD physicians | 274 (80) |
Official brochures or materials from hospitals | 261 (76) |
Videos from doctors | 236 (69) |
Communication with other patients | 208 (61) |
Referring to professional books | 127 (37) |
Videos recorded by patients | 77 (23) |
Internet searching by themselves | 66 (19) |
Others | 5 (2) |
Information expectations for IBD patients | |
Notices in diet and daily life | 282 (83) |
Disease general introduction | 274 (80) |
Medication advances and side effects | 274 (80) |
The prognosis and influencing factors | 204 (60) |
Policy about subsidies and discounts for treatment | 198 (58) |
Relevant knowledge about surgery | 164 (48) |
Stories about defeating the disease | 141 (41) |
Communication with other patients through social media | 141 (41) |
Willingness to pay for online consultations of IBD | |
Yes | 130 (38) |
No | 51 (15) |
Depends on the expenses | 161 (47) |