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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
卷 100, 期 8, 页码 1520-1525出版社
AMER PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOC INC
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.180521
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- Center for Media Impact Research in the Institute for Prevention of Addictions at Andrews University
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Objectives. We examined how different types of health information-seeking behaviors (HISBs)-no use, illness information only, wellness information only, and illness and wellness information combined-are associated with health risk factors and health indicators to determine possible motives for health information seeking. Methods. A sample of 559 Seattle-Tacoma area adults completed an Internet-based survey in summer 2006. The survey assessed types of HISB, physical and mental health indicators, health risks, and several covariates. Covariate-adjusted linear and logistic regression models were computed. Results. Almost half (49.4%) of the sample reported HISBs. Most HISBs (40.6%) involved seeking a combination of illness and wellness information, but both illness-only (28.6%) and wellness-only (30.8%) HISBs were also widespread. Wellness-only information seekers reported the most positive health assessments and the lowest occurrence of health risk factors. An opposite pattern emerged for illness-only information seekers. Conclusions. Our findings reveal a unique pattern of linkages between the type of health information sought (wellness, illness, and so on) and health self-assessment among adult Internet users in western Washington State. These associations suggest that distinct health motives may underlie HISB, a phenomenon frequently overlooked in previous research. (Am J Public Health. 2010;100: 1520-1525. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2009.180521)
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