scholarly journals Factors Influencing Health Information Seeking Behaviour Among Young Adults in UCSI University

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-86
Author(s):  
Elena Ng ◽  
Rabiah Adawiah Abu Seman ◽  
Jing Ni Tee
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Depth Information ◽  
Health Information Seeking ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Factors Influencing

The internet has been recognized as one of the common health-seeking platforms that widely used to maintain physical and mental wellness. Malaysian internet users make use of the connection to obtain as their fundamental basis for a lifestyle change and to meet the difference needs, especially young adults who grown up in this technology era. There are little or limited research conducted particularly on young adult’s health information seeking behavior. The objective of this study is to determine the underlying factors influencing the utilization of internet for information seeking in the context of health among young adults in Malaysia. A total of 370 private university young adults were chosen randomly to take part in this quantitative research via convenience sampling. The research objectives were examined with the theoretical support of Health Belief Model and Technology Acceptance Model. Four underlying variables behind the influences of internet usage for health information seeking were recognized. The major findings of this study indicate that perceived usefulness was appropriate to act as the main predictor which empowering young adults to possess digital health sources from the web. Limitations are taken into consideration; future researchers are encouraged to expand study to bigger demographic group and acquire in-depth information using qualitative method on other underlying factors to better comprehend young adults’ attitude towards the use of technology communication for health support. This study is appropriate to act as guidance which ease for health provider to determine the strategies to come out with health care websites best targeting on young adults. Malaysia government could then address these barriers and generate alternatives to minimize or eliminate the barriers to increase the prevalence of health information seeking activity among young adults.

scholarly journals Predictors of Internet Health Information–Seeking Behaviors Among Young Adults Living With HIV Across the United States: Longitudinal Observational Study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Warren Scott Comulada ◽  
Mary Step ◽  
Jesse B Fletcher ◽  
Amanda E Tanner ◽  
Nadia L Dowshen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
General Health ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Interventions ◽  
Health Information Seeking ◽  
Internet Health Information ◽  
Living With Hiv

BACKGROUND Consistent with young adults’ penchant for digital communication, young adults living with HIV use digital communication media to seek out health information. Understanding the types of health information sought online and the characteristics of these information-seeking young adults is vital when designing digital health interventions for them. OBJECTIVE This study aims to describe characteristics of young adults living with HIV who seek health information through the internet. Results will be relevant to digital health interventions and patient education. METHODS Young adults with HIV (aged 18-34 years) self-reported internet use during an evaluation of digital HIV care interventions across 10 demonstration projects in the United States (N=716). Lasso (least absolute shrinkage and selection operator) models were used to select characteristics that predicted whether participants reported seeking general health and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information on the internet during the past 6 months. RESULTS Almost a third (211/716, 29.5%) and a fifth (155/716, 21.6%) of participants reported searching for general health and SRH information, respectively; 26.7% (36/135) of transgender young adults with HIV searched for gender-affirming care topics. Areas under the curve (>0.70) indicated success in building models to predict internet health information seeking. Consistent with prior studies, higher education and income predicted health information seeking. Higher self-reported antiretroviral therapy adherence, substance use, and not reporting transgender gender identity also predicted health information seeking. Reporting a sexual orientation other than gay, lesbian, bisexual, or straight predicted SRH information seeking. CONCLUSIONS Young adults living with HIV commonly seek both general health and SRH information online, particularly those exploring their sexual identity. Providers should discuss the most commonly sought SRH topics and the use of digital technology and be open to discussing information found online to better assist young adults with HIV in finding accurate information. Characteristics associated with health information–seeking behavior may also be used to develop and tailor digital health interventions for these young adults.

scholarly journals Predictors of Internet Health Information–Seeking Behaviors Among Young Adults Living With HIV Across the United States: Longitudinal Observational Study

10.2196/18309 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (11) ◽  
pp. e18309
Author(s):  
Warren Scott Comulada ◽  
Mary Step ◽  
Jesse B Fletcher ◽  
Amanda E Tanner ◽  
Nadia L Dowshen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
General Health ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Interventions ◽  
Health Information Seeking ◽  
Internet Health Information ◽  
Living With Hiv

Background Consistent with young adults’ penchant for digital communication, young adults living with HIV use digital communication media to seek out health information. Understanding the types of health information sought online and the characteristics of these information-seeking young adults is vital when designing digital health interventions for them. Objective This study aims to describe characteristics of young adults living with HIV who seek health information through the internet. Results will be relevant to digital health interventions and patient education. Methods Young adults with HIV (aged 18-34 years) self-reported internet use during an evaluation of digital HIV care interventions across 10 demonstration projects in the United States (N=716). Lasso (least absolute shrinkage and selection operator) models were used to select characteristics that predicted whether participants reported seeking general health and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information on the internet during the past 6 months. Results Almost a third (211/716, 29.5%) and a fifth (155/716, 21.6%) of participants reported searching for general health and SRH information, respectively; 26.7% (36/135) of transgender young adults with HIV searched for gender-affirming care topics. Areas under the curve (>0.70) indicated success in building models to predict internet health information seeking. Consistent with prior studies, higher education and income predicted health information seeking. Higher self-reported antiretroviral therapy adherence, substance use, and not reporting transgender gender identity also predicted health information seeking. Reporting a sexual orientation other than gay, lesbian, bisexual, or straight predicted SRH information seeking. Conclusions Young adults living with HIV commonly seek both general health and SRH information online, particularly those exploring their sexual identity. Providers should discuss the most commonly sought SRH topics and the use of digital technology and be open to discussing information found online to better assist young adults with HIV in finding accurate information. Characteristics associated with health information–seeking behavior may also be used to develop and tailor digital health interventions for these young adults.

scholarly journals What Motivates Chinese Young Adults to Use mHealth?

Healthcare ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wai-Ming To ◽  
Peter K. C. Lee ◽  
Jinxuan Lu ◽  
Junhao Wang ◽  
Yihan Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Communication Effectiveness ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Chinese Young Adults

mHealth is one of China’s national strategies that brings affordable, accessible, and convenient health care to its entire population, may they be in cities or rural areas. Although Chinese young adults are among the first to adopt mHealth, the factors influencing Chinese young adults to use mHealth are yet to be studied both empirically and in depth. This study explores the mechanism that determines Chinese young adults’ intention to use mHealth, based on an extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). The extended TAM was tested using responses from 486 Chinese young adults. The results showed that perceived usefulness strongly and significantly influenced people’s intention to use mHealth. Additionally, communication effectiveness, health consciousness, and perceived ease of use were found as significant factors influencing people’s intention to use mHealth through perceived usefulness. Distrust was not found to significantly influence people’s intention to use mHealth.

scholarly journals Use of Digital Health Information for Health Information Seeking Among Men Living With Chronic Disease: Data From the Health Information National Trends Survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 155798832090137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ledric D. Sherman ◽  
Megan S. Patterson ◽  
Aditi Tomar ◽  
Lisa T. Wigfall
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Diabetes Education ◽  
Risk Groups ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Health Information Seeking ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
National Trends

Although diabetes education plays an important role in self-management for people living with diabetes, male health “help-seeking” lags far behind women. These gender-related “help-seeking” disparities often result in males being less engaged in their health care, which subsequently leads to poorer health outcomes among males. In this cross-sectional study, we used data from the 2017 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) to identify factors that may contribute to communication inequalities between males and females. A hierarchical {linear/logistic} regression model was used to examine factors associated with online health information seeking among males living with diabetes. The results suggest that education, income, age, identifying as Hispanic, being a smoker, using a device to track progress toward a health-related goal, and using device to seek health information were all related to eHealth sum scores. Future research should consider testing applications among various at-risk groups to determine if the technology itself is becoming a barrier to eHealth.

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