Health and the information nonseeker: A profile
Health and the information nonseeker: A profile
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DOI：
10.1207/s15327027hc2002_4
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发表时间：
2006-01-01
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Viswanath, K.
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作者：
Ramanadhan, Shoba;Viswanath, K.
尽管公众越来越多地寻求信息，但被诊断患有癌症等严重疾病的人中有很大一部分报告说，他们不寻求或接受卫生保健提供者提供的健康信息。本研究试图对这些非寻求者进行分析，并研究非寻求行为的可能决定因素。数据来自2003年健康信息全国趋势调查，这是一项由国家癌症研究所对美国成年人进行的全国性调查（N = 6，133;纳尔逊等人，2004.个人被分为非寻求者或寻求者，然后根据癌症史进一步分类，产生四组：非寻求者患者，非寻求者公众，寻求者患者和寻求者公众。与其他群体相比，非寻求者患者来自最低收入和教育群体，对媒体健康的关注度和对大众媒体健康信息的信任度较低。非求职者在预防性健康行为方面的得分也较低。
Despite increased information-seeking by the public, a significant percentage of those diagnosed with a serious disease such as cancer report that they do not seek or receive health information beyond that given by health care providers. This study attempts to profile these nonseekers and study possible determinants of nonseeking behaviors. Data come from the 2003 Health Information National Trends Survey, a national survey of American adults conducted by the National Cancer Institute (N = 6,133; Nelson et al., 2004. Individuals were categorized as nonseekers or seekers and then further classified based on cancer history to yield four groups: nonseeker patients, the nonseeker public, seeker patients, and the seeker public. Compared to other groups, nonseeker patients came from the lowest income and education groups, and scored lower on attention to health in the media and trust in mass media health information. Nonseekers also scored lower on preventative health behaviors.