scholarly journals Trust in Health Information Sources: Survey Analysis of Variation by Sociodemographic and Tobacco Use Status in Oklahoma

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cati G Brown-Johnson ◽  
Lindsay M Boeckman ◽  
Ashley H White ◽  
Andrea D Burbank ◽  
Sjonna Paulson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Survey Analysis ◽  
Analysis Of Variation ◽  
Health Information Sources

scholarly journals Trust in Health Information Sources: Survey Analysis of Variation by Sociodemographic and Tobacco Use Status in Oklahoma

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. e8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cati G Brown-Johnson ◽  
Lindsay M Boeckman ◽  
Ashley H White ◽  
Andrea D Burbank ◽  
Sjonna Paulson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Survey Analysis ◽  
Analysis Of Variation ◽  
Health Information Sources

scholarly journals Trust in Health Information Sources: Survey Analysis of Variation by Sociodemographic and Tobacco Use Status in Oklahoma (Preprint)

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cati G Brown-Johnson ◽  
Lindsay M Boeckman ◽  
Ashley H White ◽  
Andrea D Burbank ◽  
Sjonna Paulson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Information Access ◽  
Health Interventions ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Health Information Sources

BACKGROUND Modern technology (ie, websites and social media) has significantly changed social mores in health information access and delivery. Although mass media campaigns for health intervention have proven effective and cost-effective in changing health behavior at a population scale, this is best studied in traditional media sources (ie, radio and television). Digital health interventions are options that use short message service/text messaging, social media, and internet technology. Although exposure to these products is becoming ubiquitous, electronic health information is novel, incompletely disseminated, and frequently inaccurate, which decreases public trust. Previous research has shown that audience trust in health care providers significantly moderates health outcomes, demographics significantly influence audience trust in electronic media, and preexisting health behaviors such as smoking status significantly moderate audience receptivity to traditional mass media. Therefore, modern health educators must assess audience trust in all sources, both media (traditional and digital) and interpersonal, to balance pros and cons before structuring multicomponent community health interventions. OBJECTIVE We aimed to explore current trust and moderators of trust in health information sources given recent changes in digital health information access and delivery to inform design of future health interventions in Oklahoma. METHODS We conducted phone surveys of a cross-sectional sample of 1001 Oklahoma adults (age 18-65 years) in spring 2015 to assess trust in seven media sources: traditional (television and radio), electronic (online and social media), and interpersonal (providers, insurers, and family/friends). We also gathered information on known moderators of trust (sociodemographics and tobacco use status). We modeled log odds of a participant rating a source as “trustworthy” (SAS PROC SURVEYLOGISTIC), with subanalysis for confounders (sociodemographics and tobacco use). RESULTS Oklahomans showed the highest trust in interpersonal sources: 81% (808/994) reported providers were trustworthy, 55% (550/999) for friends and family, and 48% (485/998) for health insurers. For media sources, 24% of participants (232/989) rated the internet as trustworthy, followed by 21% of participants for television (225/998), 18% for radio (199/988), and only 11% for social media (110/991). Despite this low self-reported trust in social media, 40% (406/991) of participants reported using social media for tobacco-related health information. Trust in health providers did not vary by subpopulation, but sociodemographic variables (gender, income, and education) and tobacco use status significantly moderated trust in other sources. Women were on the whole more trusting than men, trust in media decreased with income, and trust in friends and family decreased with education. CONCLUSIONS Health education interventions should incorporate digital media, particularly when targeting low-income populations. Utilizing health care providers in social media settings could leverage high-trust and low-cost features of providers and social media, respectively.

The role of libraries in the dissemination of health information in Botswana

2016 ◽  
Vol 65 (4/5) ◽  
pp. 320-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuelo Ntlotlang ◽  
Balulwami Grand
Keyword(s):  
Sample Size ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Acquisition ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Library Users ◽  
Health Information Sources

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the role of public libraries in the dissemination of health information in the southern part of Botswana, namely, Kgatleng and Kweneng districts. It also explored how these libraries market health information services to the community they serve. The study also used health information acquisition model to get an understanding on how public library users seek health information. Design/methodology/approach The survey research design was chosen for the study and purposive sampling procedure was used to obtain the sample size of the population. The sample size consisted of 120 respondents and six interviewees. Data were collected from both library staff and users using questionnaires and interviews. Findings The results of the study showed that public libraries are striving to provide accurate and useful health information to members of the community by collecting and availing both print and electronic health information sources. The findings further indicated that public libraries have marketing programmes that they use on raising awareness of health information to their clientele. The marketing programmes include outreach, library brochures/leaflets, newsletters and library exhibitions. The results of the study also showed that there were some challenges that hindered the library users to access and use health information (e.g. lack of appropriateness of information resources and limited number of health information sources). Originality/value For a better dissemination of health information, public libraries should establish working relationships with health agencies and communication organisations or media houses with the objective of cooperative developments of collections, referrals and shared training.

Where Do College Students Get Health Information? Believability and Use of Health Information Sources

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 713-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda M. Vader ◽  
Scott T. Walters ◽  
Bahaman Roudsari ◽  
Norma Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Health Information Sources
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