Internet and social media usage of orthopaedic patients: A questionnaire-based survey

Table 3 The distribution of participants’ choice of hospital or physician and the distribution of data about asking an orthopaedist his/her opinion about a disease (n = 1890)

	n	%
The effect of the internet on hospital choice	962	50.9
1Which one(s) of the following had an impact on your hospital choice
Centralized Hospital Appointment system	212	22.0
Website of the hospital	100	10.4
Hospital rating websites	100	10.4
Peer advice on the internet	66	6.9
Facebook	57	5.9
Other (182MHRS call center)	487	50.6
1Which one(s) of the following had an impact on your physician choice
Random choice from the MHRS system	723	14.4
Other patients’ advices on the internet	169	8.9
Physician rating websites	101	5.3
Website of the hospital	123	6.5
Physician personal website	110	5.8
Facebook	54	2.9
Other( MHRS 182 call center)	1146	60.6
Asking an orthopaedist his/her opinion about a disease using the internet	647 (n)	34.2 (%)
1Which option(s) do you prefer to ask an orthopaedist his/her opinion?
Websites allowing asking physicians questions	315	48.7
Physician’s personal website	149	23.0
Facebook	103	15.9
E-mail	72	11.1
With which of the following can you describe the answers you were given?
Helpful	314	48.5
Effective in my choice of hospital/physician	137	21.2
I became more confused	102	15.8

¹More than one option was selected.