Health information source use and trust among a vulnerable rural disparities population.
Health information source use and trust among a vulnerable rural disparities population.
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弱势农村差异人群对健康信息源的使用和信任。
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10.1111/jrh.12561
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2021
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Hendryx,Michael
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Myrick,JessicaGall;Hendryx,Michael
由于农村居民，特别是那些附近的采矿场，容易受到许多环境健康危害，重要的是要获得更深入的了解他们的使用和信任的健康信息，他们可能会雇用，以帮助认识症状，学习如何减少暴露，或找到healthcare.MethodsWe调查居民（N= 101）的农村肯塔基州，弗吉尼亚州，和西弗吉尼亚州评估健康信息源使用和信任的预测因素。项目经理管理面对面的纸笔问卷，评估人口统计学，健康状况，吸烟行为，健康信息使用和来源信任。二元相关和普通最小二乘回归被用来分析data.FindingsThe数据表明，农村个人经常使用护士，医生和网站寻求健康信息，而传统媒体往往不是他们的首选渠道健康信息。媒体来源不被认为是值得信赖的人际和医疗健康信息来源。虽然样本中只有13.0%的人说他们曾经向县或州卫生部门寻求健康信息，但这些来源比任何媒体来源都更受信任，也比朋友更受信任。此外，生活更接近活跃的采矿点，这意味着这些人是在一个更高的风险，环境健康危害预测甚至更少使用传统媒体和更大的信任同行sources.ConclusionsNot所有来源的健康信息是平等使用或信任的个人从农村差距人口。这些发现对针对阿巴拉契亚农村个人的健康运动信息传播和干预设计具有影响。
PurposeBecause rural residents, particularly those near mining sites, are susceptible to numerous environmental health hazards, it is important to gain deeper insights into their use and trust of health information, which they may employ to help recognize symptoms, learn ways to reduce exposure, or find health care.MethodsWe surveyed residents (N= 101) of rural Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia to assess predictors of health information source use and trust. A project manager administered face‐to‐face paper and pencil questionnaires assessing demographics, health status, smoking behavior, and health information use and source trust. Bivariate correlations and ordinary least squares regressions were used to analyze the data.FindingsThe data suggest that rural individuals frequently use nurses, doctors, and websites to seek health information, whereas traditional media are often not their preferred channel for health information. Media sources were not found as trustworthy as interpersonal and medical health information sources. While only 13.0% of individuals in the sample said they ever turned to county or state health departments for health information, these sources were trusted more than any media source and more than friends. Moreover, living closer to active mining sites—meaning these individuals are at a higher risk of environmental health hazards—predicted even less use of traditional media and greater trust in peer sources.ConclusionsNot all sources of health information are equally used or trusted by individuals from a rural disparities population. The findings have implications for health campaign message dissemination and intervention designs targeting individuals in rural Appalachia.