A meta-analysis of factors related to health information seeking : an integration from six theoretical frameworks
Prior studies have investigated the antecedents of Health Information Seeking (HIS) using different theoretical frameworks, whereas the inconsistencies in the reported findings warrant a more comprehensive synthesis of this body of knowledge. This meta-analysis identified 12 major antecedents of HIS...
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| author | Ou, Mengxue Ho, Shirley S. |
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| description | Prior studies have investigated the antecedents of Health Information Seeking (HIS) using different theoretical frameworks, whereas the inconsistencies in the reported findings warrant a more comprehensive synthesis of this body of knowledge. This meta-analysis identified 12 major antecedents of HIS from six widely used information seeking models examining HIS, developed an organizing framework that segmented current antecedents into cognitive, affective, sociocultural, and information carrier categories, and compared their associations with HIS by meta- analyzing 89 empirical studies (N = 62,957). Results showed that seeking-related subjective norms and information utility yielded the strongest associations with HIS, whereas cognitive and affective factors demonstrated weaker associations with HIS. Illness types, information-seeking channels, and sampling methods significantly moderated the associations between some predictors and HIS. Implications and directions for future research were discussed. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1530592023-03-05T15:57:17Z A meta-analysis of factors related to health information seeking : an integration from six theoretical frameworks Ou, Mengxue Ho, Shirley S. Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Social sciences::Communication Health Information Seeking Meta-Analysis Effect Sizes Subgroup Analysis Prior studies have investigated the antecedents of Health Information Seeking (HIS) using different theoretical frameworks, whereas the inconsistencies in the reported findings warrant a more comprehensive synthesis of this body of knowledge. This meta-analysis identified 12 major antecedents of HIS from six widely used information seeking models examining HIS, developed an organizing framework that segmented current antecedents into cognitive, affective, sociocultural, and information carrier categories, and compared their associations with HIS by meta- analyzing 89 empirical studies (N = 62,957). Results showed that seeking-related subjective norms and information utility yielded the strongest associations with HIS, whereas cognitive and affective factors demonstrated weaker associations with HIS. Illness types, information-seeking channels, and sampling methods significantly moderated the associations between some predictors and HIS. Implications and directions for future research were discussed. Accepted version 2021-12-11T11:55:17Z 2021-12-11T11:55:17Z 2021 Journal Article Ou, M. & Ho, S. S. (2021). A meta-analysis of factors related to health information seeking : an integration from six theoretical frameworks. Communication Research. https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00936502211043024 0093-6502 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/153059 10.1177/00936502211043024 en Communication Research © 2021 The Author(s). All rights reserved. This paper was published by SAGE Publications in Communication Research and is made available with permission of The Author(s). application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Social sciences::Communication Health Information Seeking Meta-Analysis Effect Sizes Subgroup Analysis Ou, Mengxue Ho, Shirley S. A meta-analysis of factors related to health information seeking : an integration from six theoretical frameworks |
| title | A meta-analysis of factors related to health information seeking : an integration from six theoretical frameworks |
| title_full | A meta-analysis of factors related to health information seeking : an integration from six theoretical frameworks |
| title_fullStr | A meta-analysis of factors related to health information seeking : an integration from six theoretical frameworks |
| title_full_unstemmed | A meta-analysis of factors related to health information seeking : an integration from six theoretical frameworks |
| title_short | A meta-analysis of factors related to health information seeking : an integration from six theoretical frameworks |
| title_sort | meta analysis of factors related to health information seeking an integration from six theoretical frameworks |
| topic | Social sciences::Communication Health Information Seeking Meta-Analysis Effect Sizes Subgroup Analysis |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/153059 |
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