Help seeking behavior and the Internet: A national survey

Ybarra, Michele L.; Suman, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2005.07.029

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“…Last, the transfer from government health agencies to the Internet did not occur for the age group 35 to 49 years. This age group searches for information online more frequently than do their older and younger adult peers (Ybarra & Suman, 2006); and because of more experience with online health information, they may be less likely to perceive similarity between government health agencies and general health Web sites, and the transfer between the two is less likely to happen.…”

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Correlates of Consumer Trust in Online Health Information: Findings From the Health Information National Trends Survey

2010

Journal of Health Communication

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Correlates of Consumer Trust in Online Health Information: Findings From the Health Information National Trends Survey

2010

Journal of Health Communication

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“…Also, the differences between males and females related to Internet usage patterns and factors affecting Internet preferences are seen in the research model. Previous e-health information search literature suggests that consumers differ according to gender (Andreassen et al,2007;Baker et al, 2003;Cline and Haynes, 2001;Hesse, 2005; Hous- Wagner et.al, 2001;Ybarra and Suman, 2006). Considering this, it is possible to assume that males and females searching e-health information will also differ in their e-health information quality perception.…”

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“…In addition, they play an autonomous role when dealing with their own health or their families' health. According to results of Andreassen et al (2007) and Ybarra and Suman's (2006) studies women are more likely to use the internet than men for e-health information.…”

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Gender Differences in The Use of Internet for Health Information Search

Yaşin¹,

Özen²

2011

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Demand for health related information is expanding. People seeking health information have many options today. Internet is becoming an important source of information for health related activities in recent years because of its convenience and large capacity. Once consumers enter the domain of electronic health care information, the issue becomes determining the quality of the available information. How do consumers perceive the quality of online health information? This study addresses gender differences in Turkish consumer's perceptions regarding the quality of electronic health information on web sites. Research results showed that males and females differ by their e-health information quality perceptions. Main discriminating issues of males and females are related to helpfulness and safety of the online health information. Females are found to have higher e-health information quality perception than males.

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“…How are these emerging technologies being used by persons who have been historically disadvantaged in accessing health services? What research should be (Smedley, Stith, & Nelson, 2003), and the establishment of the National Healthcare Disparities Report, which has monitored national health care disparities trends since 2003 (Fox & Jones, 2009;Fox & Rainie, 2002;Hesse et al, 2005;Murray et al, 2003;Risk & Dzenowagis, 2001;Ybarra & Suman, 2006). Recent literature on health care disparities indicates that unequal treatment associated with varied demographic factors continues to be pervasive and persistent in the U.S. health care system (2010 National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2011).…”

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