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

Objectives. 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 healt...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of public health (1971) Jg. 100; H. 8; S. 1520 - 1525
Hauptverfasser: Weaver, James B., Mays, Darren, Weaver, Stephanie Sargent, Hopkins, Gary L., Eroğlu, Doğan, Bernhardt, Jay M.
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Washington, DC American Public Health Association 01.08.2010
Schlagworte:
Adult
Adults
Attitude to Health
Behavior
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Biological and medical sciences
Consumer Health Information - organization & administration
Discriminant analysis
Disease control
Eigenvalues
Exercise
Family income
Female
General aspects
Health Behavior
Health care
Health education
Health indicators
Health information
Health Promotion
Health risk assessment
Health risks
Health status
Health Status Indicators
Humans
Illnesses
Information
Information Seeking Behavior
Information sources
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
Polls & surveys
Principal Component Analysis
Public health
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Quality of life
Research and Practice
Risk Assessment
Risk factors
Self evaluation
Self-Assessment
Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Washington
Wellness
Washington
Information retrieval
Behavior
Indicator
Public health
Health hazards
ISSN:0090-0036, 1541-0048, 1541-0048
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Zusammenfassung:Objectives. 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. Methods. 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. Results. 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. Conclusions. 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.
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James B. Weaver, III originated the study and supervised all aspects of the preparation of the article. Darren Mays and Stephanie Sargent Weaver assisted with data analysis and interpretation and assumed a primary role in writing the article. All other authors conceptualized ideas, interpreted results, and reviewed drafts of the article.
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ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2009.180521