Online Health Information Seeking During Adolescence: A Quantitative Study Regarding Romanian Teenagers

Duduciuc, Alina

doi:10.29358/sceco.v0i22.329

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“…Használatának aránya földrajzi régiónként változik, a világ fejlett országaiban a fiatal lakosság körében 90% fölötti [7], Európában 88,6%-os [8], Romániában 47%-os, felnőtt korosztályra vonatkozó 2014-es adatok szerint (59%-os EU átlag viszonyítási alap, ugyanezen felmérésben) [9]. Egy bukaresti egyetemisták körében készült 2014-es felmérés szerint a megkérdezettek közel 90%-a használta már az internetet egészségügyi információforrásként, ebből 34,8% mindig vagy gyakran, 34,2% néha, 20% ritkán [10]. Az általunk elért eredmények megegyeznek a fiatal romániai lakosság körében készült felmérésekkel, a fiatal erdélyi magyar lakosság 95,3%-a használja az internetet egészségügyi tájékozódásra, 70%-uk minimum havonta egyszer.…”

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Use of internet as source of medical information and its impact among young Transylvanian Hungarian people - a comparative study

Kocsis

Szabó

2018

Bulletin of Medical Sciences

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The internet is the most popular information source in our digital world. Studies confirm that numerous people are using the internet to look up health-related information. There is no information about this trend among the Transylvanian Hungarian population. Our purpose was to assess the role of the internet in answering health-related problems for young Hungarian Transylvanian people, and its impact. The participants (N=351) completed an online questionnaire with 28 items, which was available on Facebook, on the first page indicating their consent to a voluntary and anonymous survey. Our target was the generation below the age of 45. Descriptive, then comparative analysis was performed, based on gender and region of origin. 95.3% of the participants used the internet for finding health-related information, diagnosis, treatment or diet, without significant difference between subgroups, 70% at least once a month. Only 3.3% were instructed by their physician about the websites that provide health information, while 90% would require it. At least 64% of the respondents makes self-diagnosis at least sometimes, women more often, and nearly 25% frequently or always check the doctor’s opinion and/or the recommended treatment online. 40% of cases consider that their self-diagnosis was often the same as the physician’s final diagnosis, but only 33,2% agreed totally with their doctor. 47,4% of them were scared and/or became worried because of the information from the internet, especially women. Based on the above, it is clear that online health information overtakes the traditional doctor-centered health information and makes it necessary for us to change our perspective of digital healthcare.

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Use of internet as source of medical information and its impact among young Transylvanian Hungarian people - a comparative study

Kocsis

Szabó

2018

Bulletin of Medical Sciences

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“…The internet has become a major resource for young people in supporting their self-care and health-related activities and services. The actual needs of young people may vary across different countries or different age groups [ 11 , 12 , 38 , 39 ].…”

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Health Information Needs of Young Chinese People Based on an Online Health Community: Topic and Statistical Analysis

Wang¹,

Wang²,

Lei³

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JMIR Med Inform

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Background The internet has been widely accessible and well accepted by young people; however, there is a limited understanding of the internet usage patterns and characteristics on issues related to health problems. The contents posted on online health communities (OHCs) are valuable resources to learn about youth's health information needs. Objective In this study, we concurrently exploited statistical analysis and topic analysis of online health information needs to explore the distribution, impact factors, and topics of interest relevant to Chinese young people. Methods We collected 60,478 health-related data sets posted by young people from a well-known Chinese OHC named xywy.com. Descriptive statistical analysis and correlation analysis were applied to find the distribution and influence factors of the information needs of Chinese young people. Furthermore, a general 4-step topic mining strategy was presented for sparse short texts, which included sentence vectorization, dimension reduction, clustering, and keyword generation. Results In the Chinese OHC, Chinese young people had a high demand for information in the areas of gynecology and obstetrics, internal medicine, dermatology, plastic surgery, and surgery, and they focused on topics such as treatment, symptoms, causes, pathology, and diet. Females accounted for 69.67% (42,136/60,478) and young adults accounted for 87.44% (52,882/60,478) of all data. Gender, age, and disease type all had a significant effect on young people's information needs and topic preferences (P<.001). Conclusions We conducted comprehensive analyses to discover the online health information needs of Chinese young people. The research findings are of great practical value to carry out health education and health knowledge dissemination inside and outside of schools according to the interests of youth, enable the innovation of information services in OHCs, and improve the health literacy of young people.

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Health Information Needs of Young Chinese People Based on an Online Health Community: Topic and Statistical Analysis (Preprint)

Wang¹,

Wang²,

Wang³

et al. 2021

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BACKGROUND The internet has been widely accessible and well accepted by young people; however, there is a limited understanding of the internet usage patterns and characteristics on issues related to health problems. The contents posted on online health communities (OHCs) are valuable resources to learn about youth's health information needs. OBJECTIVE In this study, we concurrently exploited statistical analysis and topic analysis of online health information needs to explore the distribution, impact factors, and topics of interest relevant to Chinese young people. METHODS We collected 60,478 health-related data sets posted by young people from a well-known Chinese OHC named xywy.com. Descriptive statistical analysis and correlation analysis were applied to find the distribution and influence factors of the information needs of Chinese young people. Furthermore, a general 4-step topic mining strategy was presented for sparse short texts, which included sentence vectorization, dimension reduction, clustering, and keyword generation. RESULTS In the Chinese OHC, Chinese young people had a high demand for information in the areas of gynecology and obstetrics, internal medicine, dermatology, plastic surgery, and surgery, and they focused on topics such as treatment, symptoms, causes, pathology, and diet. Females accounted for 69.67% (42,136/60,478) and young adults accounted for 87.44% (52,882/60,478) of all data. Gender, age, and disease type all had a significant effect on young people's information needs and topic preferences (<i>P</i><.001). CONCLUSIONS We conducted comprehensive analyses to discover the online health information needs of Chinese young people. The research findings are of great practical value to carry out health education and health knowledge dissemination inside and outside of schools according to the interests of youth, enable the innovation of information services in OHCs, and improve the health literacy of young people.

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Online Health Information Seeking During Adolescence: A Quantitative Study Regarding Romanian Teenagers

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Use of internet as source of medical information and its impact among young Transylvanian Hungarian people - a comparative study

Use of internet as source of medical information and its impact among young Transylvanian Hungarian people - a comparative study

Health Information Needs of Young Chinese People Based on an Online Health Community: Topic and Statistical Analysis

Health Information Needs of Young Chinese People Based on an Online Health Community: Topic and Statistical Analysis (Preprint)

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