scholarly journals Heterogeneity in Trust of Cancer Information among Hispanic Adults in the United States: An Analysis of the Health Information National Trends Survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (7) ◽  
pp. 1348-1356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marlene Camacho-Rivera ◽  
Christopher J. Gonzalez ◽  
Jason Amilcar Morency ◽  
Kelly D. Blake ◽  
Rose Calixte
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Information ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cancer Information ◽  
Hispanic Adults ◽  
National Trends

Expanding the NCI Health Information National Trends Survey From the United States to China and Beyond: Examining the Influences of Consumer Health Information Needs and Practices on Local and Global Health

2017 ◽  
Vol 94 (2) ◽  
pp. 515-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary L. Kreps ◽  
Guoming Yu ◽  
Xiaoquan Zhao ◽  
Sylvia Wen-Ying Chou ◽  
Bradford Hesse
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
The United States ◽  
Consumer Health ◽  
National Trends ◽  
Health Promotion Interventions ◽  
International Research Program

The Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) is a major source for data about the U.S. public’s access to and use of health information. A collaboration has been established between the United States and China to conduct the HINTS survey in China, under the auspices of the Chinese Ministry of Health. Pilot data have been collected in two major Chinese cities. The HINTS-China research will guide evidence-based health promotion interventions across China. This exciting international research program opens the door to expanding the HINTS research program to many other countries around the world to help promote global health.

scholarly journals Indoor Tanning Trends Among US Adults, 2007–2018

2020 ◽  
Vol 110 (6) ◽  
pp. 823-828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer M. Bowers ◽  
Alan C. Geller ◽  
Elizabeth Schofield ◽  
Yuelin Li ◽  
Jennifer L. Hay
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Health Information ◽  
The United States ◽  
Indoor Tanning ◽  
The Past ◽  
National Trends ◽  
Mailed Survey ◽  
Over Time

Objectives. To examine indoor tanning trends among US adults, and the relation to indoor tanning youth access legislation. Methods. This study analyzed the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS), a mailed survey, from the years 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018 (combined n = 20 2019). Results. Indoor tanning prevalence decreased significantly over time among all US adults from 2007 (10%) to 2018 (4%; P < .001), among young adults aged 18 to 34 years (14% to 4%; P < .001), and among both women (14% to 4%; P < .001) and men (5% to 4%; P < .05). Indoor tanning significantly decreased in states that enacted youth access legislation by 2018, but did not significantly decrease for other states. Frequent indoor tanning was common in 2018; about one quarter of respondents who reported any indoor tanning did so 25 times or more in the past year. Conclusions. This study identifies several challenges in continuing to reduce indoor tanning in the United States. Youth access legislation may be effective for reducing tanning among the broader population of tanners; however, there remains a need for focus on highly frequent tanners, as well as men.

scholarly journals A Comparative Study of Internet Cancer Information Seeking among US and Chinese Publics: Perceived Needs versus Enabling Conditions (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Di Zhang ◽  
Hongchao Hu ◽  
Zhen Shi ◽  
Biao Li
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Behavioral Model ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cancer Information ◽  
Health Information Seeking ◽  
Health Services Use ◽  
Perceived Needs ◽  
Cancer Information Seeking

BACKGROUND Since the rise of the internet, online health information seeking has attracted worldwide scholarly attention. However, most scholars conducted such studies in single countries. Some scholars did design comparative studies across countries, but they were normally based on small non-probability college student samples. Data-driven multi-country comparison makes it possible to better understand how cultural factors moderate the association between individual-level determinants and online health information seeking, which further helps practitioners evaluate the desirability of experiences and lessons in a given country being transferred and promoted in other countries. The results of this study can contribute to the health communication literature, particularly in the field of online cancer information seeking, by generating more reliable insights on country differences in internet cancer information seeking. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study is to examine the similarities and differences in determinants of internet cancer information seeking of US and Chinese general public (excluding cancer patients and survivors) under the framework of behavioral model of health services use. METHODS This study used the HINTS 2017 (US data) and HINTS-China data collected in 2017 to answer the research question. This study was only interested in people without cancer history and with internet access. For HINTS 2017, the sample size was 2,153; for HINTS-China 2017, the sample size was 2,358. To compare China and the United States, the researchers selected as predictors the same set of study variables in HINTS and HINTS-China 2017. Under the framework of behavioral model of health services use, these predictors included predisposing, need and enabling factors. RESULTS This study found that enabling conditions are more important in China, while perceived needs are more significant in the United States. Chinese online cancer information seekers are employed, have lower annual family income, see or hear their family members diagnosed with cancer and do not trust their family and friends as health information sources, but none of them can be used to describe their US counterparts, who are instead more associated with their perceptions of personal health status and fear of cancer. CONCLUSIONS Overall, under the framework of the behavioral model of health services use, the results reveal clear patterns of cross-country/cultural differences. Perceived needs of individuals may play bigger roles in influencing internet cancer information seeking behaviors in more individualistic cultures such as the United States. The importance of enabling conditions outweighs perceived needs in predicting internet health information seeking behaviors in more collectivistic countries such as China.

scholarly journals Health Information–Seeking Behaviors of Family Caregivers: Analysis of the Health Information National Trends Survey (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren R Bangerter ◽  
Joan Griffin ◽  
Kristin Harden ◽  
Lila J Rutten
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Private Insurance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Information Seeking ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
National Trends ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviors

BACKGROUND The growing population of aging adults relies on informal caregivers to help meet their health care needs, get help with decision making, and gather health information. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to examine health information–seeking behaviors among caregivers and to identify caregiver characteristics that contribute to difficulty in seeking health information. METHODS Data from the Health Information National Trends Survey 5, Cycle 1 (N=3181) were used to compare health information seeking of caregivers (n=391) with noncaregivers (n=2790). RESULTS Caregivers sought health information for themselves and others using computers, smartphones, or other electronic means more frequently than noncaregivers. Caregivers born outside of the United States reported greater difficulty seeking health information (beta=.42; P=.02). Nonwhite caregivers (beta =−.33; P=.03), those with less education (beta =−.35; P=.02), those with private insurance (beta =−.37; P=.01), and those without a regular health care provider (beta =−.35; P=.01) had less confidence seeking health information. Caregivers with higher income had more confidence (beta =.12; P≤.001) seeking health information. CONCLUSIONS This study highlights the prevalence of electronic means to find health information among caregivers. Notable differences in difficulty and confidence in health information seeking exist between caregivers, indicating the need for more attention to the socioeconomic status and caregivers born outside of the United States. Findings can guide efforts to optimize caregivers’ health information–seeking experiences.

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