Odds of talking to healthcare providers as the initial source of healthcare information: updated cross-sectional results from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS)
Abstract Background People use a variety of means to find health information, including searching the Internet, seeking print sources, and talking to healthcare providers, family members, and friends. Doctors are considered the most trusted source of health information, but people may be underutiliz...
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| description | Abstract Background People use a variety of means to find health information, including searching the Internet, seeking print sources, and talking to healthcare providers, family members, and friends. Doctors are considered the most trusted source of health information, but people may be underutilizing them in favor of searching the Internet. Methods A multinomial logistic regression of cross-sectional data from Cycle 4 of the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) was conducted. Independent variables included gender, age, rurality, cancer history, general health, income, race, education level, insurance status, veteran status, Internet use, and data year; the dependent variable was the first chosen source of health information. Results The most frequent initial source of health information was the Internet, and the second most frequent was healthcare providers. There were significant differences in odds of using healthcare providers as the first source of health information. Those likely to use doctors as their initial source of health information were older adults, black adults, adults with health insurance, those who do not use the Internet, and adults who do not have a college degree. Conclusions People who use healthcare providers as the first source of health information may have better access to health care and be those less likely to use the Internet. Doctors may have to provide more information to those who do not use the internet and spend time verifying information for those who do use health information from the internet. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ba4e497742864758a7535708a3ec023b2022-12-22T01:19:34ZengBMCBMC Family Practice1471-22962018-08-011911910.1186/s12875-018-0805-7Odds of talking to healthcare providers as the initial source of healthcare information: updated cross-sectional results from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS)Christine M. Swoboda0Joseph M. Van Hulle1Ann Scheck McAlearney2Timothy R. Huerta3Department of Family Medicine, The Ohio State UniversityDepartment of Family Medicine, The Ohio State UniversityDepartment of Family Medicine, The Ohio State UniversityDepartments of Family Medicine and Biomedical Informatics, The Ohio State UniversityAbstract Background People use a variety of means to find health information, including searching the Internet, seeking print sources, and talking to healthcare providers, family members, and friends. Doctors are considered the most trusted source of health information, but people may be underutilizing them in favor of searching the Internet. Methods A multinomial logistic regression of cross-sectional data from Cycle 4 of the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) was conducted. Independent variables included gender, age, rurality, cancer history, general health, income, race, education level, insurance status, veteran status, Internet use, and data year; the dependent variable was the first chosen source of health information. Results The most frequent initial source of health information was the Internet, and the second most frequent was healthcare providers. There were significant differences in odds of using healthcare providers as the first source of health information. Those likely to use doctors as their initial source of health information were older adults, black adults, adults with health insurance, those who do not use the Internet, and adults who do not have a college degree. Conclusions People who use healthcare providers as the first source of health information may have better access to health care and be those less likely to use the Internet. Doctors may have to provide more information to those who do not use the internet and spend time verifying information for those who do use health information from the internet.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-018-0805-7Health information sourcesInformation seeking behaviorHealth communicationHealthcare providersCross-sectional |
| spellingShingle | Christine M. Swoboda Joseph M. Van Hulle Ann Scheck McAlearney Timothy R. Huerta Odds of talking to healthcare providers as the initial source of healthcare information: updated cross-sectional results from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) BMC Family Practice Health information sources Information seeking behavior Health communication Healthcare providers Cross-sectional |
| title | Odds of talking to healthcare providers as the initial source of healthcare information: updated cross-sectional results from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) |
| title_full | Odds of talking to healthcare providers as the initial source of healthcare information: updated cross-sectional results from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) |
| title_fullStr | Odds of talking to healthcare providers as the initial source of healthcare information: updated cross-sectional results from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Odds of talking to healthcare providers as the initial source of healthcare information: updated cross-sectional results from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) |
| title_short | Odds of talking to healthcare providers as the initial source of healthcare information: updated cross-sectional results from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) |
| title_sort | odds of talking to healthcare providers as the initial source of healthcare information updated cross sectional results from the health information national trends survey hints |
| topic | Health information sources Information seeking behavior Health communication Healthcare providers Cross-sectional |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-018-0805-7 |
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