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. 2023 Oct 6;29(10):1504–1513. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2022.0425

Table 2.

Patients' Opinions on the G-Educainflamatoria Website

PATIENTs' PERCEPTIONS OF THE G-EDUCAINFLAMATORIA WEBSITE (n = 398)
Do you think it is important that your doctor or nurse recommends a quality website? (score from 1 to 5, where 1 is “not important at all” and 5 is “very important”)
1 2 3 4 5
0 (0) 2 (0.5) 17 (4.3) 87 (21.9) 292 (73.3)
The G-Educainflamatoria website hosts a forum where patients can ask questions and IBD professionals answer them. Would you use it to consult a specialist if you needed information?
 No 58 (14.6)
 Yes 340 (85.4)
Do you find the G-Educainflamatoria content easy to understand?
(score from 1 to 5, where 1 is “very difficult to understand” and 5 is “very easy to understand”)
1 2 3 4 5
5 (1.3) 8 (2.0) 32 (8.0) 151 (37.9) 202 (50.8)
On the G-Educainflamatoria home page, there is a search engine for searching information. Do you think it is useful?
(score from 1 to 5, where 1 is “I do not think it is useful” and 5 is “it is very useful”)
1 2 3 4 5
4 (1.0) 5 (1.3) 43 (10.8) 151 (37.9) 195 (49.0)
Score the usefulness of the G-Educainflamatoria website content from 1 to 5
(where 1 is “it does not seem to be useful at all” and “it seems very useful for learning about my disease”).
1 2 3 4 5
2 (0.5) 4 (1.0) 29 (7.3) 142 (35.7) 221 (55.5)
Score from 1 to 5 the confidence you get from knowing that the G-Educainflamatoria webpage is endorsed by the IBD National Scientific Organization and that it is recommended by your medical team (where 1 is “I do not feel confident at all” and 5 is “I feel reassured and very confident with a website recommended by my medical team”).
1 2 3 4 5
2 (0.5) 4 (1.0) 15 (3.8) 34 (8.5) 343 (86.2)
Would you like to see the website information organized by topic menus, such as a “Newly diagnosed” menu or “Perianal disease” menu or “Disease acceptance” menu?
 No 33 (8.3)
 Yes 365 (91.7)
Which topic menu would you like to find in G-Educainflamatoria? (Multiple choices were allowed)
 Newly diagnosed 338 (84.9)
 Nutrition and diet 338 (84.9)
 Emotional well-being 318 (79.9)
 IBD follow-up and checkups 239 (60.1)
 Women and IBD 179 (45.0)a
Would you like to take part in virtual educational activities on the G-Educainflamatoria website with the aim of improving aspects related to your disease
(adherence, nutrition, healthy lifestyle, etc.) or would you prefer to attend them in person?
 On the online platform 279 (70.1)
 In person 103 (25.9)
 It does not matter to me 16 (4.0)
Would you be willing to periodically answer questions aimed at assessing your viewpoint or degree of knowledge about specific aspects of your disease?
 Yes 338 (84.9)
 No 40 (10.1)
 It depends on the topics; I would decide on the spot 20 (5.0)

Results presented as n (%) unless otherwise stated.

a

After adjusting by sex, 96.6% of women wished a “Women and IBD” menu existed.

IBD, inflammatory bowel disease.