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

Weaver, James B.; Mays, Darren; Weaver, Stephanie Sargent; Hopkins, Gary; Eroĝlu, Doĝan; Bernhardt, Jay Michael

doi:10.2105/ajph.2009.180521

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“…26 In addition, research has examined the connection between information seeking and outcomes. [27][28][29] Although research has acknowledged social networks to be a rich source of health-related communication, 5,12,30 it has lacked a focused examination of the interpersonal communications among social sources for medication information. 18,[31][32][33][34][35][36] In summary, a social network perspective to understand medication information seeking will contribute to describing the social context of health information.…”

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Medication Information Seeking Behavior in a Social Context: The Role of Lay and Professional Social Network Contacts

Kjos¹,

Worley²,

Schommer³

2011

Innov Pharm

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This study provided a view of the social context of medication information seeking from a patient's perspective.This was an BackgroundProviders need a complete understanding of how social relationships may influence behavior. There is a social context of health information that impacts a patient's perspective when obtaining, searching for and applying information.1,2 Social scientists in health care have often focused on how patients make medical decisions that impact behavior. There are two perspectives in this area, the first being individuals make decisions in isolation. The second is patients consult with others and this interaction ultimately influences decisions.3 This second perspective is known as a social network perspective. A social network can be defined

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Medication Information Seeking Behavior in a Social Context: The Role of Lay and Professional Social Network Contacts

Kjos¹,

Worley²,

Schommer³

2011

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“…Regarding health-related and help-seeking variables, using the Internet for mental health information [45,51], previous use of eMHS [31], a history of mental illness and help-seeking experience such as undergoing psychotherapy [29], knowledge about eMHS or awareness of electronic therapies ("e-awareness") [33,41,42], personality traits [28], and perceived stress [42,52] have been reported as predictors. Regarding the role of symptom severity, a recent study [12] illustrated a "help-seeking behavior paradox" in students, where individuals' readiness to seek help from face-to-face services declined with increased perceived stress.…”

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Public Attitudes Toward Guided Internet-Based Therapies: Web-Based Survey Study (Preprint)

Apolinário-Hagen¹,

Harrer²,

Kählke³

et al. 2018

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Background: Internet interventions have been proposed to improve the accessibility and utilization of evidence-based psychological treatments. However, little is known about attitudes toward such treatments, which can be an important barrier to their utilization. Objective: This study aimed to (1) determine attitudes toward guided internet interventions, to (2) assess its acceptability compared to other internet-based formats, and to (3) explore predictors of acceptance. Methods: A web-based survey (N=646) assessed attitudes toward guided internet therapies (i.e. "perceived usefulness/helpfulness", "relative advantage compared to face-to face therapy"), preferences for delivery modes ("e-preference": guided Internet interventions, unguided internet interventions, video conferencing psychotherapy (VCP)) as well as potential predictors of attitudes and preferences, including socio-demographics, help seeking-related variables, attachment style, perceived stress. Results: Although most participants perceived internet interventions as useful or helpful (65.9%, 426/646), the minority indicated their relative advantage compared to face-to-face therapy (8.7%, 56/646). Most participants preferred guided internet interventions (39.0%, 252/646) over VCP (22.8%, 147/646), unguided internet interventions (19.2%, 124/646) and not using internet interventions (18.8%, 121/646; missing: 0.2%). Attachment avoidance and stress were related to epreference (all P<.05). Moreover, preference for therapist-guided internet interventions was higher for individuals aware of internet-based treatment (χ

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“…: health care professionals, peers, family, printed media, the Internet) (Lambert & Loiselle, 2007, Anker, Reinhart & Feeley, 2010, Weaver et al, 2010. Information seeking, however, is a dynamic process that weaves together multiple sources in response to different illness and wellness concerns (Weaver et al, 2010, Brashers, Goldsmith & Hsieh, 2002, Lambert & Loiselle, 2007, Horgan & Sweeney, 2012. Health issues and their related needs (e.g.…”

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Social inequalities in health information seeking among young adults in Montreal

Gagné

Ghenadenik

Abel

et al. 2016

Health Promot. Int.

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SUMMARYOver their lifecourse, young adults develop different skills and preferences in relationship to the information sources they seek when having questions about health. Health information seeking behaviour (HISB) includes multiple, unequally accessed sources; yet most studies have focused on single sources and did not examine HISB's association with social inequalities. This study explores 'multiple-source' profiles and their association with socioeconomic characteristics. We analyzed cross-sectional data from the Interdisciplinary Study of Inequalities in Smoking involving 2,093 young adults recruited in

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

Cited by 177 publications

References 29 publications

Medication Information Seeking Behavior in a Social Context: The Role of Lay and Professional Social Network Contacts

Medication Information Seeking Behavior in a Social Context: The Role of Lay and Professional Social Network Contacts

Public Attitudes Toward Guided Internet-Based Therapies: Web-Based Survey Study (Preprint)

Social inequalities in health information seeking among young adults in Montreal

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