Age and Context Sensitivity Associated with Reduced Success in Finding Health Information Online

Merkley, Cari

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“…The creators of health information websites for young people are aware of the importance of their work and the responsibility that falls on them, as reflected in the aforementioned study. Similarly, according to Cari Merkley (2015), age, http://www.revistalatinacs.org/072paper/1221/71en.html Página 1321 the level of knowledge on health issues, previous education and the regular use of the internet are very important to determine the success in managing the huge amount of health information that is available on the network…”

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Young people, health and the internet. Perceptions, attitudes and motivations of young people in relation to health information

Peñafiel-Saiz¹,

Ronco-López²,

Echegaray-Eizaguirre³

2017

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Young people use the internet on a daily basis to search for different types of information. Objectives. This research article seeks to analyse the attitudes and motivations of young people in relation to health information. Methods. The study is based on a semi-structured questionnaire survey applied to a sample of 250 university students, aged 18 to 24 years, from the Autonomous Communities of the Basque Country and Navarre, between 2014 and 2015. The survey results have a +/-95.5% confidence interval and a 3% margin of error. Results and Conclusions. Young people use the internet, mainly, to search for information, to communicate with friends and to obtain information to do their homework. Although they consult the internet, they prefer to discuss their health problems with their parents or friends. With regards to the roles they play on the internet, they define themselves as trolls, provocateurs, commentators, observers or creative users. Among the most reliable scientific sources of health information, they rely on books and specialised magazines, displacing newspapers and the internet to secondary positions.

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Young people, health and the internet. Perceptions, attitudes and motivations of young people in relation to health information

Peñafiel-Saiz¹,

Ronco-López²,

Echegaray-Eizaguirre³

2017

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Jóvenes, salud e Internet. Percepción, actitud y motivaciones de los jóvenes ante la información de salud

Sáiz¹,

Ronco-López²,

Echegaray-Eizaguirre³

2017

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Los jóvenes consumen diariamente Internet y realizan consultas online para acceder a cualquier información importante. El objetivo es analizar las actitudes y motivaciones de los jóvenes en relación a la información de salud. Metodología. Se ha trabajado con una muestra de 250 cuestionarios semi-estructurados entre 2014 y 2015 dirigida a jóvenes de 18-24 años de la Comunidad Autónoma Vasca y Navarra. El proceso de encuestación se ha realizado con un nivel de confianza de dos sigma, +- 95,5% y un error muestral del 3%. Resultados y Conclusiones. Los jóvenes utilizan Internet, principalmente, para buscar información, contactos con amigos y hacer tareas universitarias. Aunque consultan Internet, prefieren a los padres o amigos para hablar de los problemas de salud que les afectan. En lo referente al rol que adoptan en Internet se autodefinen como troll, provocador, comentarista, observador y creativo. Entre los medios de divulgación científica más fiables para consultar temas de salud sitúan a los libros y a las revistas especializadas, desplazando así a periódicos e Internet a posiciones secundarias.

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Age and Context Sensitivity Associated with Reduced Success in Finding Health Information Online

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Young people, health and the internet. Perceptions, attitudes and motivations of young people in relation to health information

Young people, health and the internet. Perceptions, attitudes and motivations of young people in relation to health information

Jóvenes, salud e Internet. Percepción, actitud y motivaciones de los jóvenes ante la información de salud

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