A new survey reveals that over a third of Canadians seek medical advice online due to limited access to doctors. The survey also highlights a growing concern over health misinformation, with respondents reporting increased exposure to false or misleading health information.
More than one-third of Canadians have turned to the internet for medical advice because they couldn’t access a doctor or other health professional, according to a new survey whose respondents also reported encountering a rising tide of health misinformation in their everyday lives.
The CMA and other health care organizations have been highlighting how a lack of access to medical professionals – especially family doctors – is affecting Canadians’ health. An estimated, or 17 per cent of the population, don’t have a regular health care provider, according to the most recent Statistics Canada survey from 2023. Another largeThe new survey for the CMA found that 80 per cent of respondents trusted physicians and pharmacists to provide accurate health information.
That increase surprised David Coletto, chief executive officer of Abacus Data. “Even in the course of a 12-month period, we see statistically significant changes in reported exposure to misinformation,” Mr. Coletto said. The survey sought to measure how susceptible Canadians are to health misinformation by asking respondents whether some widely debunked health myths were true or false.
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