Social capital and health information seeking in China by Qianfeng Lu, Angela Chang, Guoming Yu, Ya Yang, Peter J. Schulz

“…Methods Our analysis is based on a total of 3090 cases taken from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) – China, 2017. Dataset was weighted due to the overrepresentation of female respondents and hierarchical multiple regression analyses as well as binary logistic regression tests were operated to examine the associations between people’s social capital and their HISB. …”
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Association between court-ordered corrective statements and smoking cessation among individuals with depression or anxiety by Henry K. Onyeaka, Richard Seeber, Gibson Anugwom, Adeolu Funso Oladunjoye, Victor Kekere, Joseph Firth, A. Eden Evins

“…Data were obtained from the 2019 Health Information National Trends Survey. A total of 606 were current adult smokers. …”
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Online health information seeking behaviours among Malaysian breast cancer patients, survivors and caretakers: a content analysis by Wan Adnan, Wan Nur Asyura, Ibrahim, Noor Aireen, Ibrahim, Noor Aireen, Wan Fakhruddin, Wan Farah Wani, Ibrahim, Noor Aireen, Sazalli, Nurhasmiza, Saidalvi, Aminabibi

“…Adapting the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) 2021, the data was collected from 113 respondents via Survey Monkey platform. …”
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Informing Patient-Provider Engagement for Shared Decision Making Through Mobile Health Applications by Shih HJ, Xue H, Min H, Wojtusiak J, Chang J

“…The goal was to reveal specific barriers and facilitators to app adoption among smartphone users, with the aim of highlighting opportunities for upgrades that promote patient empowerment as a prerequisite for shared decision-making (SDM).Methods: Data from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS 5, Cycle 4, 2020) with 3865 respondents (≥ 18 years old) stratified analyses and weighted logistic regression were used.Results: The study found that individuals having a wellness app on a smartphone increased the likelihood (OR 2.68, CI: 2.02– 3.56, p-value < 0.0001) of discussing health conditions with providers. …”
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Sociodemographic factors associated with HPV awareness/knowledge and cervical cancer screening behaviors among caregivers in the U.S by Jiyeong Kim, Melanie S. Dove, Julie H. T. Dang

“…Methods Nationally representative cross-sectional survey data were obtained from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS 5, 2017–2020). Female caregivers aged 21–65 were included (N = 1190). …”
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Disparity and Factors Associated With Internet Health Information Seeking Among US Adults Living With Diabetes Mellitus: Cross-sectional Study by Ransome Eke, Khadiza Tul Jannat, Xin Thomas Yang, Jason M Parton

“…MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study using the Health Information National Trends Survey data from 2017 to 2020. We selected our study sample based on respondents’ reports on whether they were told they had diabetes, and our primary outcome was internet health information–seeking behavior. …”
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Association between COVID-19 pandemic declaration and depression/anxiety among U.S. adults. by David Adzrago, Saanie Sulley, Ishmael Tagoe, Emmanuel Odame, Lohuwa Mamudu, Faustine Williams

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A nationally representative cross-sectional study of the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS 5, Cycle 4) assessing health-related information and behaviors in U.S. adults aged ≥18 years from February through June 2020. …”
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Effects of electronic personal health information technology on American women's cancer screening behaviors mediated through cancer worry: Differences and similarities between 2017... by Piper Liping Liu, Jizhou Francis Ye, Harris Song Ao, Shuxin Sun, Yu Zheng, Qingrui Li, Guangchao Charles Feng, Haiyan Wang, Xinshu Zhao

“…Methods Data for this study were from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) collected in 2017 (HINTS 5 Cycle 1) and 2020 (HINTS 5 Cycle 4). …”
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Wearable Activity Tracker Use and Physical Activity Among Informal Caregivers in the United States: Quantitative Study by Asos Mahmood, Hyunmin Kim, Satish Kedia, Patrick Dillon

“…MethodsWe used data from the National Cancer Institute’s Health Information National Trends Survey 5 (cycle 3, 2019 and cycle 4, 2020) for a nationally representative sample of 1273 community-dwelling informal caregivers—aged ≥18 years, 60% (757/1273) female, 75.7% (990/1273) had some college or more in education, and 67.3% (885/1273) had ≥1 chronic medical condition—in the United States. …”
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Impact of Social Isolation, Physician-Patient Communication, and Self-perception on the Mental Health of Patients With Cancer and Cancer Survivors: National Survey Analysis by Avishek Choudhury

“…MethodsThis retrospective study used restricted data from the 2021 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS), which collected data from January 11, 2021, to August 20, 2021. …”
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Use of wearable devices among individuals with depression and anxiety: A population level study by Henry Onyeaka, Chioma Muoghalu, Mwamba Malekani, Crystal Obi Azuike, Precious Obehi Eseaton, Oghenetega E. Ayisire, Somto V. Enemuo, Tajudeen Basiru, John-Paul Omuojine, Charles Ezeaka, Joseph Firth, John Torous

“…Methods: Data were obtained from the 2019 and 2020 iteration of the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS). Logistic regression was performed to identify factors associated with WD adoption and willingness to share WD data with clinicians. …”
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Cancer worry and its impact on self-reported depressive symptoms among adult males and females in the US: a nationwide sample study by Lohuwa Mamudu, Jinyi Li, Archana J. McEligot, Michele Wood, Pimbucha Rusmevichientong, Erasmus Tetteh-Bator, Abdul-Nasah Soale, James D. Fortenberry, Faustine Williams

“…Methods We utilized a nationally representative sample data of 2,950 individuals (males = 1,276; females = 1,674) from Cycle 4 of the Health Information National Trends Survey 5 (HINTS 5) 2020. Using frequencies, bivariate chi-square test, and multivariate logistic regression, we examined the prevalence, difference, and association of CW with SRDS, adjusting for confounders. …”
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Association Between Social Media Use and Cancer Screening Awareness and Behavior for People Without a Cancer Diagnosis: Matched Cohort Study by Lei Qin, Xiaomei Zhang, Anlin Wu, James S Miser, Yen-Lin Liu, Jason C Hsu, Ben-Chang Shia, Linglong Ye

“…MethodsData were collected from the Health Information National Trends Survey 5 Cycle 1 to 3 in the United States (n=12,227). …”
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Predicting and Empowering Health for Generation Z by Comparing Health Information Seeking and Digital Health Literacy: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study by Wen Jiao, Angela Chang, Mary Ho, Qianfeng Lu, Matthew Tingchi Liu, Peter Johannes Schulz

“…MethodsThe Health Information National Trends Survey was adopted for further use in 2022. …”
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Association between e-cigarette use behaviors and perceived harmfulness of e-cigarettes and anxiety/depression symptoms among Black/African American Adults by David Adzrago, Kayo Fujimoto, Melissa B. Harrell, Antwan Jones, J. Michael Wilkerson

“…This cross-sectional study was a secondary analysis of nationally representative data from the 2011–2020 Health Information National Trends Survey (n = 6,268). Multinomial logit models were used to examine differences in e-cigarette use behaviors (reference group = never used e-cigarettes), given the risk factors named above. …”
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Exploring Functions and Predictors of Digital Health Engagement Among German Internet Users: Survey Study by Michael Grimm, Elena Link, Martina Albrecht, Fabian Czerwinski, Eva Baumann, Ralf Suhr

“…MethodsData were gathered via computer-assisted telephone interviews during the second wave of the German adaption of the Health Information National Trends Survey in 2020 (N=2602). The weighted data set allowed for nationally representative estimates. …”
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The Relationships Between Social Media and Human Papillomavirus Awareness and Knowledge: Cross-sectional Study by Soojung Jo, Keenan A Pituch, Nancy Howe

“…MethodsThis study analyzed public health data collected through the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) conducted by the US National Cancer Institute. …”
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The Factors Associated With Confidence in Using the Internet to Access Health Information: Cross-sectional Data Analysis by Kasi Lou Van Heel, Anna Nelson, Daniel Handysides, Huma Shah

“…MethodsUsing a cross-sectional design, secondary data from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) 5, Cycle 3 (2019) were analyzed (N=5374). …”
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Human-Technology Interaction Factors Associated With the Use of Electronic Personal Health Records Among Younger and Older Adults: Secondary Data Analysis by Yan Luo, Krystal Dozier, Carin Ikenberg

“…MethodsWe analyzed data from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS 5 cycle 3) collected from US adults aged 18 years old and over in 2019. …”
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Using the H2O Automatic Machine Learning Algorithms to Identify Predictors of Web-Based Medical Record Nonuse Among Patients in a Data-Rich Environment: Mixed Methods Study by Yang Chen, Xuejiao Liu, Lei Gao, Miao Zhu, Ben-Chang Shia, Mingchih Chen, Linglong Ye, Lei Qin

“…MethodsData were collected from the National Cancer Institute 2019 to 2020 Health Information National Trends Survey. First, based on the data-rich environment, the chi-square test (categorical variables) and 2-tailed t tests (continuous variables) were performed on the response variables and the variables in the questionnaire. …”
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