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Health Information―Seeking Behaviors, Health Indicators, and Health Risks

American journal of public health (1971), 2010-08, Vol.100 (8), p.1520-1525 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2015 INIST-CNRS ;Copyright American Public Health Association Aug 2010 ;American Public Health Association 2010 2010 ;ISSN: 0090-0036 ;EISSN: 1541-0048 ;DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2009.180521 ;PMID: 20558794 ;CODEN: AJPEAG

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Title:
Health Information―Seeking Behaviors, Health Indicators, and Health Risks
Author: WEAVER, James B ; MAYS, Darren ; SARGENT WEAVER, Stephanie ; HOPKINS, Gary L ; EROGLU, Dogan ; BERNHARDT, Jay M
Subjects: Adult ; Attitude to Health ; Behavior ; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System ; Biological and medical sciences ; Consumer Health Information - organization & administration ; Disease control ; Eigen values ; Exercise ; Family income ; Female ; General aspects ; Health Behavior ; Health care ; Health education ; Health Promotion ; Health risk assessment ; Health risks ; Health Status Indicators ; Humans ; Illnesses ; Information Seeking Behavior ; Internet ; Internet - organization & administration ; Internet access ; Life Style ; Linear Models ; Logistic Models ; Male ; Medical sciences ; Mental health ; Middle Aged ; Miscellaneous ; Motivation ; Multivariate Analysis ; Nutrition research ; Physical fitness ; Principal Component Analysis ; Public health ; Public health. Hygiene ; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine ; Quality of life ; Research and Practice ; Risk Assessment ; Risk factors ; Self-Assessment ; Studies ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Washington
Is Part Of: American journal of public health (1971), 2010-08, Vol.100 (8), p.1520-1525
Description: We examined how different types of health information-seeking behaviors (HISBs)-no use, illness information only, wellness information only, and illness and wellness information combined-are associated with health risk factors and health indicators to determine possible motives for health information seeking. A sample of 559 Seattle-Tacoma area adults completed an Internet-based survey in summer 2006. The survey assessed types of HISB, physical and mental health indicators, health risks, and several covariates. Covariate-adjusted linear and logistic regression models were computed. Almost half (49.4%) of the sample reported HISBs. Most HISBs (40.6%) involved seeking a combination of illness and wellness information, but both illness-only (28.6%) and wellness-only (30.8%) HISBs were also widespread. Wellness-only information seekers reported the most positive health assessments and the lowest occurrence of health risk factors. An opposite pattern emerged for illness-only information seekers. Our findings reveal a unique pattern of linkages between the type of health information sought (wellness, illness, and so on) and health self-assessment among adult Internet users in western Washington State. These associations suggest that distinct health motives may underlie HISB, a phenomenon frequently overlooked in previous research.
Publisher: Washington, DC: American Public Health Association
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0090-0036
EISSN: 1541-0048
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2009.180521
PMID: 20558794
CODEN: AJPEAG
Source: ProQuest One Psychology
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Health Information―Seeking Behaviors, Health Indicators, and Health Risks

2015 INIST-CNRS ;Copyright American Public Health Association Aug 2010 ;American Public Health Association 2010 2010 ;ISSN: 0090-0036 ;EISSN: 1541-0048 ;DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2009.180521 ;PMID: 20558794 ;CODEN: AJPEAG

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