Dermatology

Comprehensive Summary

This study unveils the relationship between information and communications technologies (ICT) in patients who suffer from Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS), and how people with HS use these social network channels to receive general health information and HS-related medical information. Pedersen et al. gathered data about ICT utilization of people with HS from the Department of Dermatology at Bispebjerg Hospital. They found that all patients had internet access, with some accessing a one-to-one platform, others one-to-many platforms, and the remainder employing many-to-many ICT platforms. The researchers determined that one-to- many platforms was the preferred ICT category for obtaining both general health and HS-related information. One-to-one ICTs were deemed interesting by people, despite the fact that one-to- many was found to be more preferred. Patients also expressed in receiving HS information through email in comparison with other ICT platforms. The authors compared these findings to the usage of ICTs in patients with chronic urticaria. Web browsers, followed by YouTube, were the most preferred platforms for people with urticaria, whereas web browsers and Facebook/Messenger were preferred by those with HS. The authors attribute this difference to regional preferences (i.e., affinity for Facebook in Denmark. All in all, Pedersen and fellow authors concluded that web browsing was the main utilized tool for patients with HS, which holds implications for the proper channels through which to provide helpful interventions/information for these patients.

Outcomes and Implications

The research in this study is imperative because relaying information using AI tools, and in this case information and communications technologies, for patients allows for web developers, researchers, and physicians to cater high quality, targeted information to their patients so that they are well informed. When keeping patients informed about their condition, it can lessen this sense of ambiguity in the nature of the disease or disorder, instead allowing for a more comprehensive understanding. Having an understanding that the HS community prefers web-based information and Facebook (at least in Denmark), physicians and scientists can now look to disseminated educational materials via these platforms to more effectively reach their patient base.

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