Health Information Seeking Behavior Among College Students
Health Information Seeking Behavior Among College Students
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DOI：
10.1007/s10900-018-0526-9
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发表时间：
2018-12-01
影响因子：
5.9
通讯作者：
Ethan, Danna
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作者：
Basch, Corey H.;MacLean, Sarah A.;Ethan, Danna
个人在搜索健康主题时拥有广泛的资源。本研究的目的是：(1)识别和评估大学生在进行健康信息寻求行为（HISB）时使用的资源；(2)调查关于采用在线工具的看法和行为。本研究以大学生为样本，编制问卷以评估HISB。与HISB有关的项目经美国国立卫生研究院下属的国家癌症研究所许可，改编自《健康信息全国趋势调查》。2018年春季，新泽西州一所公立大学个人健康班的9个班的258名学生完成了调查问卷。与其他来源相比，学生最可能经常或总是使用互联网获取健康信息（n = 74%）。女性更有可能使用互联网获取健康信息（p = 0.030），咨询健康或医疗专业人员（p = 0.042），并与健康或医疗专业人员确认他们找到的健康信息（p = 0.028）。与男性（4.00小时/天，p = 0.041）相比，女性在社交媒体上花费的时间也明显更多（平均4.96小时/天）。非白人学生更有可能经常使用互联网查找健康信息（p = .039），而白人学生报告花在互联网上的时间（p < .001）和社交媒体上的时间（p < .001）明显较少。未来的研究需要了解HISB的激励因素，并相应地调整干预措施，以确保表现出HISB的大学生具有适当的电子卫生素养水平。
Individuals have a wide range of resources when searching for health topics. The aim of this research was twofold: (1) to identify and assess the resources college students use when exercising health information seeking behavior (HISB); and (2) to examine perceptions and behaviors regarding adoption of online tools. A questionnaire was developed to assess HISB in a sample of college students. Items pertaining to HISB were adapted from a Health Information National Trends Survey with permission from the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health. During Spring 2018, 258 students in 9 sections of a personal health class at a public university in NJ completed the questionnaire. Students were most likely to often or always use the Internet for health information (n = 74%) over other sources. Females were more likely to use the Internet for health information (p = .030), to consult a health or medical professional (p = .042) and to confirm the health information they find with a health or medical professional (p = .028). Females also reported spending significantly more time on social media (mean 4.96 h/day) compared to males (4.00 h/day, p = .041). Non-white students were significantly more likely to often use the Internet to find health information (p = .039), while white students reported spending significantly less time on the Internet (p < .001) and on social media (p < .001). Future research is needed to understand motivating factors for HISB, and to tailor interventions accordingly to assure that college students who exhibit HISB have appropriate levels of e-health literacy.