Cancer Fatalism and Cancer Information Seeking Among Black Women: Examining the Impact of Aretha Franklin’s Death on Cancer Communication Outcomes

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane B. Francis ◽  
Carina M. Zelaya
Keyword(s):  
Black Women ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Cancer Information ◽  
Cancer Communication ◽  
Cancer Fatalism ◽  
Cancer Information Seeking ◽  
The Impact

The impact of cancer information online on cancer fatalism: education and eHealth literacy as moderators

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 543-555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae Eun Chung ◽  
Chul-Joo Lee
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
The United States ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Cancer Information ◽  
Cancer Fatalism ◽  
Ehealth Literacy ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Search For Information ◽  
The Impact

Abstract One critical yet understudied concept associated with cancer information is cancer fatalism, i.e. deterministic thoughts about the cause of cancer, the inability to prevent it and the unavoidability of death upon diagnosis. The aim of this study is to understand how information seeking about cancer online influences cancer fatalism and whether and to what extent education and eHealth literacy moderate the relationship between them. Findings from an online survey of a nationally representative sample in the United States (N = 578) showed differential impacts of using the internet to search for information about cancer among the more and the less educated. For the less educated, more exposure to information about cancer via medical and health websites led to an increased level of cancer fatalism, whereas among the more educated, greater exposure lowered cancer fatalism. These differences were explained by the fact that the more educated were equipped with a higher level of eHealth literacy skills than the less educated. Findings show that only when one has necessary skills to apply digital resources can those resources help mitigate cancer fatalism. We suggest the need to enhance eHealth literacy skills among the less educated to reduce cancer fatalism.

scholarly journals Beliefs and Information Seeking in Patients With Cancer in Southwest China: Survey Study (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Xie ◽  
Shi Xie ◽  
Ying Cheng ◽  
Zhe He
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Southwest China ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Cancer Information ◽  
Cancer Fatalism ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Cancer Information Seeking ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviors

BACKGROUND Although previous studies have reported the cancer information-seeking behaviors among patients in high-income countries, the cancer information-seeking practices of patients living in low- and middle-income areas are less known. OBJECTIVE This study investigated the beliefs and information-seeking patterns of cancer patients in southwest China. METHODS A questionnaire was designed, and data were collected in two hospitals (N=285) in southwest China. Statistical analyses included bivariate analyses and regressions. RESULTS Patients’ attitudes towards cancer fatalism were significantly influenced by marital status (<i>P</i>&lt;.001), education (<i>P</i>&lt;.001), and household income (<i>P</i>&lt;.001). Moreover, endorsing fatalistic belief was positively associated with age (r=0.35, <i>P</i>&lt;.001). The regression model showed that younger patients (odds ratio [OR] 0.96, 95% CI 0.93-0.99) and those with higher education (OR 1.75, 95% CI 1.09-2.81) were more likely to seek information. Additionally, patients who were less confident in getting information were more likely to find information (OR 1.70, 95% CI 1.15-2.52), while fatalism belief was not significant in the regression (OR 0.65, 95% CI 0.22-1.95). CONCLUSIONS This study explored the information-seeking patterns of cancer patients in southwest China. It was found that many Chinese people endorsed cancer fatalism. These pessimistic beliefs about the potential to prevent and to cure cancer correlate with rather than cause cancer-related information seeking. However, self-efficacy about the confidence in finding needed cancer information was a significant predictor of information-seeking.

Health and Cancer Information Seeking Practices and Preferences in Puerto Rico: Creating an Evidence Base for Cancer Communication Efforts

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (sup3) ◽  
pp. 30-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillermo Tortolero-Luna ◽  
Lila J. Finney Rutten ◽  
Bradford W. Hesse ◽  
Terisa Davis ◽  
Julie Kornfeld ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Cancer Information ◽  
Cancer Communication ◽  
Cancer Information Seeking

scholarly journals Beliefs and Information Seeking in Patients With Cancer in Southwest China: Survey Study

JMIR Cancer ◽  
10.2196/16138 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. e16138
Author(s):  
Juan Xie ◽  
Shi Xie ◽  
Ying Cheng ◽  
Zhe He
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Southwest China ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Cancer Information ◽  
Cancer Fatalism ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Cancer Information Seeking ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviors

Background Although previous studies have reported the cancer information-seeking behaviors among patients in high-income countries, the cancer information-seeking practices of patients living in low- and middle-income areas are less known. Objective This study investigated the beliefs and information-seeking patterns of cancer patients in southwest China. Methods A questionnaire was designed, and data were collected in two hospitals (N=285) in southwest China. Statistical analyses included bivariate analyses and regressions. Results Patients’ attitudes towards cancer fatalism were significantly influenced by marital status (P<.001), education (P<.001), and household income (P<.001). Moreover, endorsing fatalistic belief was positively associated with age (r=0.35, P<.001). The regression model showed that younger patients (odds ratio [OR] 0.96, 95% CI 0.93-0.99) and those with higher education (OR 1.75, 95% CI 1.09-2.81) were more likely to seek information. Additionally, patients who were less confident in getting information were more likely to find information (OR 1.70, 95% CI 1.15-2.52), while fatalism belief was not significant in the regression (OR 0.65, 95% CI 0.22-1.95). Conclusions This study explored the information-seeking patterns of cancer patients in southwest China. It was found that many Chinese people endorsed cancer fatalism. These pessimistic beliefs about the potential to prevent and to cure cancer correlate with rather than cause cancer-related information seeking. However, self-efficacy about the confidence in finding needed cancer information was a significant predictor of information-seeking.

Cancer Information Seeking among Black and White Adults: Results from the 2003 and 2005 Health Information National Trends Surveys

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 16-29
Author(s):  
Jiali Ye ◽  
Zhiheng Xu ◽  
Bamidele Adesunloye
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Cancer Information ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Racial Groups ◽  
Black And White ◽  
National Trends ◽  
Cancer Information Seeking ◽  
White Adults

Information seeking has significant impact on improving cancer preventive activities and health decision making. This study sought to compare Black and White adults on cancer information seeking and the choice of primary information sources. Non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic White adults completed Health Information National Trends Surveys (HINTS) collected in 2003 and in 2005. The results of bivariate analyses showed that Whites were more likely than Blacks to be cancer information seekers for both years (2003: 49.0% vs. 40.8%, p < .001; 2005: 54.6% vs. 46.9%, p = .008). However, after controlling for sociodemographic variables, race was not significantly associated with cancer information seeking. Both racial groups increased their likelihood of cancer information seeking from 2003 to 2005, although the increase was only statistically significant for Whites ( p < .001). Health providers and the Internet were the top two most selected primary cancer information sources for both racial groups. These findings indicate that sociodemographic factors, such as gender, education, and cancer history, may shape the racial difference in health information seeking among the general population. Among all the information sources, health care providers and the Internet play the most important role in providing cancer-related information.

Cancer Information Seeking and Awareness of Cancer Information Sources among Korean Americans

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 355-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyeung Mi Oh ◽  
Gary L. Kreps ◽  
Jungmi Jun ◽  
Lolita Ramsey
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Korean Americans ◽  
Cancer Information ◽  
Cancer Information Seeking

scholarly journals Looking Beyond the Internet: Examining Socioeconomic Inequalities in Cancer Information Seeking Among Cancer Patients

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 806-817 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chul-joo Lee ◽  
A. Susana Ramírez ◽  
Nehama Lewis ◽  
Stacy W. Gray ◽  
Robert C. Hornik
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Socioeconomic Inequalities ◽  
Cancer Information ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Cancer Information Seeking
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