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. 2020 Sep 3;22(9):e18481. doi: 10.2196/18481

Table 4.

Association between internet use and medical decisions in different survey years.

Year: Internet use Self-care, n (%) Primary hospital, n (%) County hospital, n (%) Municipal hospital, n (%)
2006: Online browsing




Yes (N=124) 65 (52.42) 20 (16.13) 16 (12.90) 23 (18.55)
No (N=1908) 760 (39.83) 711 (37.26) 237 (12.42) 200 (10.48)
2009: Online browsing




Yes (N=225) 129 (57.33) 41 (18.22) 14 (6.22) 41 (18.22)
No (N=2055) 768 (37.37) 808 (39.32) 234 (11.39) 245 (11.92)
2011: Online browsing




Yes (N=502) 207 (41.24) 128 (25.50) 42 (8.37) 125 (24.90)
No (N=2643) 859 (32.50) 1116 (42.22) 269 (10.18) 399 (15.10)
2015: Online browsing




Yes (N=441) 205 (46.49) 117 (26.53) 39 (8.84) 80 (18.14)

No (N=2266) 773 (34.11) 901 (39.76) 257 (11.34) 335 (14.78)