Cancer Information Seeking Behaviors of Korean American Women: A Mixed-Methods Study Using Surveys and Focus Group Interviews

Oh, Kyeung Mi; Jun, Jungmi; Zhao, Xiaoquan; Kreps, Gary L.; Lee, Eunice E.

doi:10.1080/10810730.2015.1018578

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“…It seems that interpersonal sources were preferred among those who shared understandings, experiences, cultural norms, and languages (Kim et al, 2015; Todd & Hoffman-Goetz, 2011). The preference of health professionals was observed in a study with Korean American women on cancer-related information seeking behaviors (Oh et al, 2015) where health professionals were found to be the most important, trust-worthy, and credible sources of health information.…”

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“…It is not surprising that individuals with language barriers have a high reliance on the Internet and media sources in their native language and social network members sharing the same language and culture (Islam et al, 2016; Wang & Yu, 2015). Another important factor in health information seeking is the credibility of the source (Oh, Jun, Zhao, Kreps, & Lee, 2015; Ruppel & Rains, 2012). In a study with Korean American women (Oh et al, 2015), doctors or other health professionals were found to be more trusted than family, friends or media sources in seeking cancer-related information.…”

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“…Another important factor in health information seeking is the credibility of the source (Oh, Jun, Zhao, Kreps, & Lee, 2015; Ruppel & Rains, 2012). In a study with Korean American women (Oh et al, 2015), doctors or other health professionals were found to be more trusted than family, friends or media sources in seeking cancer-related information.…”

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“…[ 23 ] Consistent with this finding, previous studies showed that KAs prefer Korean doctors because of language proficiency, cultural sensitivity, understandability, and convenience. [ 25 ]…”

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“…We contacted major Korean churches in Chicago and the surrounding metropolitan areas because (1) more than 70% of the KA population attend Korean churches, and (2) KAs tend to seek health care information from church and church members. [ 24 , 25 ] We then asked permission from the key personnel (pastors or gatekeepers) in the four Korean churches to recruit participants before and after worship services on Sundays. With permission, a table was set up with study flyers.…”

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Translation and Validation of the Korean Version of the Revised Health Care System Distrust Scale (HCSD-K) in Korean American Women

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Min

2018

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Background: Trust in the healthcare system is a major contributor for racial disparities in health and health care. We aimed to formally translate and cross-culturally adapt the Korean version of the Revised Health Care System Distrust (HCSD-K) scale with a sample of Korean American women and examine the psychometric properties of the HCSD-K scale. Methods: Ten Korean American women participated in the cognitive interview. A self-administered questionnaire was completed by 196 Korean American women aged 50–74 years. Instrument adaptation was performed using committee-based translation and cognitive interviewing. Construct validity, convergent validity, and internal consistency were examined to evaluate the psychometric properties of the HCSD-K scale. Results: The translated instrument was found to be semantically sound. A confirmatory factor analysis revealed a two-factor structure with an excellent fit. Convergent validity was supported by correlations between the HCSD-K scale and both the Perceived Discrimination in Health Care and Trust in Physician scales. Cronbach’s alpha for the total HCSD-K was 0.83. Conclusion: The nine-item HCSD-K scale demonstrated satisfactory reliability and validity. It is an appropriate instrument for measuring healthcare system distrust in Korean American women. Further study is needed to confirm the study results in a gender-mixed Korean population.

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A comparative mixed methods study on health information seeking among US‐born/US‐dwelling, Korean‐born/US‐dwelling, and Korean‐born/Korean‐dwelling mothers

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2021

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More knowledge and a better understanding of health information seeking are necessary, especially in these unprecedented times due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. Using Sonnenwald's theoretical concept of information horizons, this study aimed to uncover patterns in mothers' source preferences related to their children's health. Online surveys were completed by 851 mothers (255 US‐born/US‐dwelling, 300 Korean‐born/US‐dwelling, and 296 Korean‐born/Korean‐dwelling), and supplementary in‐depth interviews with 24 mothers were conducted and analyzed. Results indicate that there were remarkable differences between the mothers' information source preference and their actual source use. Moreover, there were many similarities between the two Korean‐born groups concerning health information‐seeking behavior. For instance, those two groups sought health information more frequently than US‐born/US‐dwelling mothers. Their sources frequently included blogs or online forums as well as friends with children, whereas US‐born/US‐dwelling mothers frequently used doctors or nurses as information sources. Mothers in the two Korean‐born samples preferred the World Wide Web most as their health information source, while the US‐born/US‐dwelling mothers preferred doctors the most. Based on these findings, information professionals should guide mothers of specific ethnicities and nationalities to trustworthy sources considering both their usage and preferences.

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Cancer Information Seeking Behaviors of Korean American Women: A Mixed-Methods Study Using Surveys and Focus Group Interviews

Cited by 26 publications

References 33 publications

Source of Health Information and Unmet Healthcare Needs in Asian Americans

Source of Health Information and Unmet Healthcare Needs in Asian Americans

Translation and Validation of the Korean Version of the Revised Health Care System Distrust Scale (HCSD-K) in Korean American Women

A comparative mixed methods study on health information seeking among US‐born/US‐dwelling, Korean‐born/US‐dwelling, and Korean‐born/Korean‐dwelling mothers

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