A new poll reveals over a third of Canadians seek health information online due to limited access to doctors, highlighting the growing issue of physician shortages in the country.
A new poll suggests more than a third of Canadians say they have no choice but to seek health information online because they don’t have access to a doctor, further highlighting challenges posed by an ongoing physician shortage.
The survey of 3,727 adult Canadians can’t be assigned a margin of error because online surveys are not considered truly random samples. It says that from 2022 to 2031, the number of job openings for general practitioners and family physicians are expected to total 48,900, while the number of job seekers in this group is expected to total 29,400 – creating a shortage of almost 20,000 doctors.
Reimer added that the survey’s findings are especially concerning given how easily health misinformation can spread online.
PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE ONLINE HEALTH INFORMATION ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE MEDICAL MISINFORMATION CANADA
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