Associations of Self-rated Health and Socioeconomic Status with Information Seeking and Avoiding Behavior among Post-Treatment Cancer Patients

Jung, Minsoo

doi:10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.5.2231

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“…Survivors with internet access had greater household size. We did not obtain any significant gender related difference between the two groups which was not consistent with previous studies' results showing that women are more active health related internet users (Rogers et al, 2012, Bianco et al, 2013, Jung 2014.…”

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In Whom Do Cancer Survivors Trust Online and Offline?

Shahrokni¹,

Mahmoudzadeh²,

Lu³

2014

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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In Whom Do Cancer Survivors Trust Online and Offline?

Shahrokni¹,

Mahmoudzadeh²,

Lu³

2014

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…The questions in the survey were developed from previous surveys on health-information seeking behaviors (Viswanath, Ramanadhan, and Kontos, 2007;McCloud et al, 2013;Jung, 2014a;Jung, 2014b). We conducted five focus groups with participants from diverse sociodemographic backgrounds.…”

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Identifying Social Characteristics of Health-Related Information Seeker: A Gender-Specific Approach for Cancer Survivors

Jung

2015

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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While health information-seeking behavior as an indicator of health communication of patients including cancer survivors has been researched, few studies have focused on how socioeconomic position and media use combine to influence health-related information seekers. This study examined social characteristics of health information-seeking behavior taking into account an individual's socioeconomic position and their media use in Korea, a developed country. The data for this study came from a survey of 1,010 respondents drawn from a nationally representative sample in the Republic of Korea. We conducted multivariate logistic regression analyses for gender-specific effects. We found that men who reported high household income were one and half times more likely to seek health information than those with low income status. We also found that women who performed Internet searches by computer at home were almost two times more likely to seek health information than those who did not. Similar results were found for men as well. Our analyses revealed that socioeconomic position and media use are associated with health information-seeking behavior by gender. Studies on information seekers may bring us more effective health promotion and relevant intervention for people with chronic conditions including cancer survivors.

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“…Cancer diagnosis often triggers the need for more information among cancer patients and their relatives [ 10 ]. Thus, there is abundant literature on information seeking among cancer patients, including prevention, lifestyle and risk factors, treatment, prognosis, information needs, physician-patient communication, and new therapies [ 2 , 3 , 10 – 17 ]. Previous studies, local, state, and nationally representative, have described health information seeking behavior in general.…”

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Correlates of health information seeking between adults diagnosed with and without cancer

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PurposeTo examine predictors of information seeking behavior among individuals diagnosed with cancer versus those without.MethodsCross-sectional data from the Health Information National Trends Survey 4 Cycles 1–3 (October 2011 to November 2013) were analyzed for 10,774 survey respondents aged ≥18 years. Binary logistic regression was used to examine the effect of socio-demographic and behavioral factors on health information seeking.ResultsCancer diagnosis did not predict health information seeking. However, respondents diagnosed with cancer were more likely to seek health information from a healthcare practitioner. Compared to males, females were more likely to seek health information irrespective of cancer diagnosis. Regardless of cancer diagnosis, those without a regular healthcare provider were less likely to seek health information. Likelihood of seeking health information declined across education strata, and significantly worsened among respondents without high school diplomas irrespective of cancer diagnosis.ConclusionsRespondents sought health information irrespective of cancer diagnosis. However, the source of health information sought differed by cancer diagnosis. Gender, education, and having a regular healthcare provider were predictors of health information seeking. Future health communication interventions targeting cancer patients and the general public should consider these findings for tailored interventions to achieve optimal results.

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Associations of Self-rated Health and Socioeconomic Status with Information Seeking and Avoiding Behavior among Post-Treatment Cancer Patients

Cited by 13 publications

References 34 publications

In Whom Do Cancer Survivors Trust Online and Offline?

In Whom Do Cancer Survivors Trust Online and Offline?

Identifying Social Characteristics of Health-Related Information Seeker: A Gender-Specific Approach for Cancer Survivors

Correlates of health information seeking between adults diagnosed with and without cancer

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