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Number of online sources for factual health information seeking – The influences of individual differences

Sun, Yalin; Zhang, Yan; Kim, Yeolib

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Title
Number of online sources for factual health information seeking – The influences of individual differences
Author(s)
  • Sun, Yalin
  • Zhang, Yan
  • Kim, Yeolib
Issue Date
2017
Keyword(s)
  • Source selection
  • Health information seeking
  • Individual differences
  • Online sources
Abstract
The diversity of online information sources gives health consumers more options when seeking for health-related information; however, the quality of the information from different sources varies. Considering the significance of online health information in people’s health care decision-making, it is important to investigate people’s source selection behavior to offer insights for the design of better health information services. In this study, we examined the relationship between individual characteristics and the number of online sources people select for seeking factual health information using the survey method. The results show that people with more source experience, lower education, and being White were associated with higher likelihood to select more sources for factual health information.
Publisher
iSchools
Series/Report Name or Number
iConference 2017 Proceedings
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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Copyright 2017 Yalin Sun, Yan Zhang, and Yeolib Kim

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