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Study of Education Disparities and Health Information Seeking Behavior

CyberPsychology & Behavior, 2007
This exploratory technology assessment examines how educational characteristics of health information seekers are associated with access to computers, the Internet, and online health information. Specifically, we examine (1) if there exists significant variation across identified health technology user groups regarding access to online health ...
Daniel P. Lorence, Heeyoung Park
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Health beliefs and the valence framework in health information seeking behaviors

Information Technology & People, 2016
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to help understand consumer acceptance of online health information services by integrating the health belief model and extended valence framework. Design/methodology/approach A laboratory-based, experimental-scenarios research design is used to collect data, and the structural equation modeling technique is used
Jian Mou, Dong-Hee Shin, Jason F. Cohen
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Examining the Health Information–Seeking Behaviors of Korean Americans

Journal of Health Communication, 2012
Many Korean Americans suffer from high levels of cancer incidence and have low cancer screening rates. A significant number of Korean Americans lack adequate information about cancer screening tests. However, little is known about their health behaviors.
Kyeung Mi, Oh, Gary L, Kreps, Jungmi, Jun, Elizabeth, Chong, Lolita, Ramsey   +4 more
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Maternal Health Literacy, Health information‐seeking Behavior and Pregnancy Outcomes Among Iranian Pregnant Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

Community Health Equity Research & Policy, 2022
Background: Maternal health literacy (MHL) and health information-seeking behavior (HISB) could impact maternal health and pregnancy outcomes. Purpose and Research Design: This cross-sectional study investigated MHL, HISBs, and pregnancy outcomes in ...
Shadi Sabetghadam, A. Keramat, Shahrbanoo Goli, M. Malary, Sedighe Rezaie Chamani   +4 more
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Health Insurance Information-Seeking Behaviors Among the Uninsured

Journal of Health Communication, 2015
As a result of the Affordable Care Act, millions of previously uninsured individuals are facing the daunting task of selecting health insurance. In order to better understand how to reach the uninsured and support their health insurance decision making, this study examined where the uninsured collect information about health insurance and the extent to
Karishma S, Furtado, Kimberly A, Kaphingst, Hannah, Perkins, Mary C, Politi   +3 more
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Cyber Behaviors in Seeking Health Information

2018
This chapter discusses health information seeking (HIS) behavior in general and then collaborative HIS behavior in terms of the current status, the representative researchers and their work, and challenges and future directions. All aspects of collaborative HIS constitute a wide field, and thus, this paper focuses on the HIS social dimension and ...
Xiaojun (Jenny) Yuan, José A. Pino
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Characteristics of the health information seeking behavior of LGBTQ+ individuals: a systematic review on information types, information sources and influencing factors

J. Documentation, 2021
PurposeLesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning (LGBTQ+) individuals' health information seeking is an important topic across multiple disciplines and areas.
Romy Menghao Jia, J. Du, Y. Zhao
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Health Beliefs, Protective Behaviors, and Information-Seeking

Nursing Research
Background The outbreak of COVID-19 caused severe damage to public health globally and served as a stark reminder of the potential for future pandemics. Promoting protective behaviors to prevent the spread of any contagious disease thus remains a priority.
Yen-Wen Liu, Chia-Chun Tang
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Older adults' online health information seeking behavior

Proceedings of the 2012 iConference, 2012
Over half of older adult Internet users search for health information online, a number likely to continue to climb. To design a better online environment for older adults, we need to understand how they search for health information online. In an observational study, 17 older adults aged from 56 to 78 completed four health related online search tasks ...
Man Huang, Derek L. Hansen, Bo Xie 0001
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Health information-seeking behavior in the time of COVID-19: information horizons methodology to decipher source path during a global pandemic

J. Documentation, 2021
PurposeTo determine the differences, as represented by information horizons mapping, in the health information-seeking behavior from a group of participants between March 2019 and April 2020 of the novel coronavirus pandemic.Design/methodology/approachIn
M. Zimmerman
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