J Korean Soc Med Inform.  1998 Jun;4(1):65-68.

Analysis and Problems of Urolgic Counseling by PC Communication

• Jeon SH
• Lee CH
• Roh SK

Abstract

Recently with the development in computer technology and its communication system, many changes have come to the medical field. For example, Picture Archiving and Communication System(PACS) has been used in the medicine experimentally. But this system needs high cost and instrument, so this system is not used in personal generally. Our hospital established the medical forum for health and medical counseling in Computer communication network called HITEL. We analysed the questions about urologic problem especially from Sep, 1994 to Jan, 1997. Most of questions are related to external genitalia and sexually transmitted diseases and most of users were in their 2nd, 3rd and 4th decades and male-predominant. In conclusion, medical counseling using PC communication is an effective method especially in urologic field.

Keyword

Medical Counseling; Personal Computer; Computer Communication Network

MeSH Terms

Computer Communication Networks
Counseling*
Genitalia
Humans
Microcomputers
Sexually Transmitted Diseases