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The purpose of the research is to explore the reflection of the patient’s health information on the internet to healthcare from the first stage health workers’ perspective. The universe of the study, which is of a characteristic type, has been composed of 94 health workers. In the study, the survey form was used by researchers by scanning literature. In the analysis of data, identifiable statistics such as number, percentage, arithmetic average, standard deviation were used. 74.6 percent of patients who apply to first-level health centers by receiving health information on the Internet are 25-34 years old. The rate of health information on the internet is high, especially in women patients with a good level of education (55.2%) and a good financial condition (56.7%) and 93.5%. According to the first stage staff; the patient’s health information search behavior goal is to feed the baby with 15.5%, while the time of searching for information with 54.5% is prior to the first application to the doctor/health center. Thirty-five percent of first-stage employees say that the patient’s access to information on the internet makes health care difficult. According to health workers, patients get health information from the internet on both disease processes and health protection and development issues. However, the information obtained by patients does not facilitate health care services.