Internet use among community college students: Implications in designing healthcare interventions
Internet use among community college students: Implications in designing healthcare interventions
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DOI：
10.3200/jach.52.5.197-202
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发表时间：
2004-03-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Col, NF
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作者：
Hanauer, D;Dibble, E;Col, NF
互联网已成为寻求医疗保健信息的常用场所。年轻人在互联网上搜索健康信息的次数比其他任何群体都多，但对社区大学生的使用模式知之甚少。作者调查了一所多元化的社区大学，以评估学生使用互联网获取健康相关信息的情况。超过80%的人拥有家庭互联网接入，不分种族或性别。男性和女性搜索健康信息的人数几乎相等。大部分学生对饮食/营养主题感兴趣，对吸烟信息最不感兴趣。虽然数字鸿沟似乎正在缩小，但人们对各种重要的健康问题的兴趣程度仍各不相同。了解这些差异可以指导更有效的基于网络的健康干预措施的设计。
The Internet has become a commonly used venue for seeking healthcare information. Young adults search the Internet for health information more than any other group, yet little is known about use patterns among community college students. The authors surveyed a diverse community college to assess students' use of the Internet for health-related information. More than 80% had home Internet access, regardless of race or gender. Men and women searched for health information in almost equal numbers. Most students were interested in searching for diet/nutrition topics, and least interested in smoking information. Although the digital divide appears to be closing, varying levels of interest in a variety of important health topics remain. Understanding these differences could guide the design of more effective Web-based health interventions.