Mental Health Information Seeking Online: A Google Trends Analysis of ADHD

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Zhao ◽  
Stefany J. Coxe ◽  
Adela C. Timmons ◽  
Stacy L. Frazier
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Google Trends ◽  
Health Information Seeking ◽  
Mental Health Information ◽  
Trends Analysis

scholarly journals A Cross-Cultural Comparison of an Extended Planned Risk Information Seeking Model on Mental Health Among College Students: Cross-Sectional Study

10.2196/15817 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. e15817 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhaomeng Niu ◽  
Jessica Fitts Willoughby ◽  
Jing Mei ◽  
Shaochun Li ◽  
Pengwei Hu
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Media Use ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Information Seeking ◽  
Chinese Sample ◽  
Mental Health Information

Background Approximately 42.5 million adults have been affected by mental illness in the United States in 2013, and 173 million people have been affected by a diagnosable psychiatric disorder in China. An increasing number of people tend to seek health information on the Web, and it is important to understand the factors associated with individuals’ mental health information seeking. Identifying factors associated with mental health information seeking may influence the disease progression of potential patients. Objective This study aimed to test the planned risk information seeking model (PRISM) in China and the United States with a chronic disease, mental illness, and two additional factors, ie, media use and cultural identity, among college students. Methods Data were collected in both countries using the same online survey through a survey management program (Qualtrics). In China, college instructors distributed the survey link among university students, and it was also posted on a leading social media site called Sina Weibo. In the United States, the data were collected in a college-wide survey pool in a large Northwestern university. Results The final sample size was 235 for the Chinese sample and 241 for the US sample. Media use was significantly associated with mental health information–seeking intentions in the Chinese sample (P<.001), and cultural identity was significantly associated with intentions in both samples (China: P=.02; United States: P<.001). The extended PRISM had a better model fit than the original PRISM. Conclusions Cultural identity and media use should be considered when evaluating the process of mental health information seeking or when designing interventions to address mental health information seeking.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing College Students’ Mental Health Promotion: The Mediating Effect of Online Mental Health Information Seeking

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (13) ◽  
pp. 4783
Author(s):  
Wenen Chen ◽  
Qian Zheng ◽  
Changyong Liang ◽  
Yuguang Xie ◽  
Dongxiao Gu
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Health Information Seeking ◽  
Mental Health Information ◽  
Health Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Seeking Behavior

For college students, mental health is an important factor in ensuring their ability to study and have a normal life. This research focuses on factors affecting the mental health of college students in the information network society. We constructed a theoretical model that influences their online mental health information seeking behavior from internal and external perspectives, and by extension, affects their mental health. Through the data obtained by field research and questionnaire survey on the online mental health information seeking behavior of some college students in Internet health information platforms, a structural equation model is used to test the hypotheses. Results show that the quality of external Internet platforms and the quality of internal electronic health literacy have a significantly positive impact on the online health information searching behavior of college students; electronic health literacy and online mental health information seeking behavior have significantly direct positive effects on college students’ mental health. Further, online health information searching behavior has a significant mediating effect between Internet platform quality, electronic health literacy, and college students’ mental health. The research conclusions have theoretical value and practical significance to study the factors influencing college students’ mental health in the context of information network society.

scholarly journals A Cross-Cultural Comparison of an Extended Planned Risk Information Seeking Model on Mental Health Among College Students: Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhaomeng Niu ◽  
Jessica Fitts Willoughby ◽  
Jing Mei ◽  
Shaochun Li ◽  
Pengwei Hu
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Media Use ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Information Seeking ◽  
Chinese Sample ◽  
Mental Health Information

BACKGROUND Approximately 42.5 million adults have been affected by mental illness in the United States in 2013, and 173 million people have been affected by a diagnosable psychiatric disorder in China. An increasing number of people tend to seek health information on the Web, and it is important to understand the factors associated with individuals’ mental health information seeking. Identifying factors associated with mental health information seeking may influence the disease progression of potential patients. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to test the planned risk information seeking model (PRISM) in China and the United States with a chronic disease, mental illness, and two additional factors, ie, media use and cultural identity, among college students. METHODS Data were collected in both countries using the same online survey through a survey management program (Qualtrics). In China, college instructors distributed the survey link among university students, and it was also posted on a leading social media site called Sina Weibo. In the United States, the data were collected in a college-wide survey pool in a large Northwestern university. RESULTS The final sample size was 235 for the Chinese sample and 241 for the US sample. Media use was significantly associated with mental health information–seeking intentions in the Chinese sample (<i>P</i>&lt;.001), and cultural identity was significantly associated with intentions in both samples (China: <i>P</i>=.02; United States: <i>P</i>&lt;.001). The extended PRISM had a better model fit than the original PRISM. CONCLUSIONS Cultural identity and media use should be considered when evaluating the process of mental health information seeking or when designing interventions to address mental health information seeking.

scholarly journals A qualitative study of online mental health information seeking behaviour by those with psychosis

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Golnar Aref-Adib ◽  
Puffin O’Hanlon ◽  
Kate Fullarton ◽  
Nicola Morant ◽  
Andrew Sommerlad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Health Information Seeking ◽  
Mental Health Information ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviour

scholarly journals Internet information-seeking in mental health

2006 ◽  
Vol 189 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Powell ◽  
Aileen Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Past History ◽  
Information Source ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Health Information Seeking ◽  
Mental Health Information

BackgroundA major use of the internet is for health information-seeking. There has been little research into its use in relation to mental health.AimsTo investigate the prevalence of internet use for mental health information-seeking and its relative importance as a mental health information source.MethodGeneral population survey. Questions covered internet use, past psychiatric history and the 12-item General Health Questionnaire.ResultsEighteen per cent of all internet users had used the internet for information related to mental health. The prevalence was higher among those with a past history of mental health problems and those with current psychological distress. Only 12% of respondents selected the internet as one of the three most accurate sources of information, compared with 24% who responded that it was one of the three sources they would use.ConclusionsThe internet has a significant role in mental health information-seeking. The internet is used more than it is trusted.

scholarly journals Using Google Trends to assess the impact of Global Public Health Days on online health information-seeking behaviour in Arabian Peninsula

2021 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aymane Ajbar ◽  
Thomas A. Shepherd ◽  
Michelle Robinson ◽  
Christian D. Mallen ◽  
James A. Prior
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Arabian Peninsula ◽  
Google Trends ◽  
Online Health Information ◽  
Health Information Seeking ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Online Health Information Seeking ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Global Public Health Days (GPHD) are public health interventions which serve to improve public awareness of specific health conditions. Google Trends is a publicly available tool that allows the user to view the popularity of a searched keyword during a specified time period and across a predetermined region. Our objective was to use Google Trends to assess the impact of four GPHD (World Heart Day, World Mental Health Day, World Diabetes Day and World Hypertension Day) on online health information-seeking behaviour (OHISB), 4 weeks before and a week after the GPHD, across six countries of the Arabian Peninsula (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates). Methods Relative Search Volume (RSV) was extracted for the aforementioned countries from 28 days before the GPHD and 7 days afterwards. Statistical analysis, undertaken using joinpoint regression software, showed that GPHD have significant changes for Saudi Arabia (Diabetes, Mental Health and Heart day) and UAE (Mental Health day) but were short-lived with a fall in RSV of up to 80% after peak interest. Conclusion GPHD appears to be effective in some countries while further research is needed to investigate the reason of its limitations.

scholarly journals Does Lockdown Affect Online Health Information-Seeking Behaviour of COVID-19 Preventive Measures among Indonesians? A Google Trends Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 93-106
Author(s):  
Antonius Nugraha Widhi Pratama ◽  
Andrei Ramani ◽  
Angga Mardro Raharjo
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Google Trends ◽  
Health Information Seeking ◽  
Search Terms ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviour

The government’s policies to respond to the rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic may influence the community’s health-related behaviours, including the information-seeking behaviour. This study’s primary objective was to compare the popularity of online searches among Indonesians using related terms relevant to COVID-19 preventive measures before and during/after the first Jakarta’s partial lockdown. Identification of primary search terms was conducted based on WHO’s public advice and Indonesian MOH’s relevant information. Three selected terms related to commercial commodities were “masker”, “hand sanitizer”, and “vitamin” and two terms associated with a healthy lifestyle were “cuci tangan” and “jaga jarak”. Term variations for each primary term were identified and checked for the highest hits using google.co.id website, limited to all searches, country: Indonesia, and between 30 January and 4 October 2020. The primary terms were entered into Google Trends to retrieve the term popularity during the period of 30 January-9 April 2020 and of 10 April-30 September 2020, representing the period before and during/after the first Jakarta’s partial lockdown. The results show that “masker” and “vitamin” remained the two most popular terms before and during/after the lockdown. The term “jaga jarak” reached its highest peak three days before the lockdown and then decreased and levelled off afterwards. Only two search terms resulted in statistically significant differences of popularity across all 34 Indonesia’s provinces before and during/after the lockdown, namely “vitamin” (p<0.001) and “cuci tangan” (p=0.001). The term “vitamin” was less popular during/after the forced lockdown, with mean difference d -13.7 (95% CI -17.8, -9.6), while “cuci tangan” gained more popularity, with d 10.8 (95% CI 4.8, 16.7). In conclusion, this study demonstrates that the community’s health information-seeking behaviour about the preventive measures for the on-going pandemic can be affected by the government’s action to force a lockdown.

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