Consumers of Internet health information and self-rated health status: breast care disparities issues.
OBJECTIVE(S): The Internet is an increasingly popular source of health information for women with breast cancer. We used a cross-sectional survey design to study the relationship of self-rated health and Internet health information use among 161 white and non-white women with breast cancer. METHOD(S...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Multicultural Nursing & Health (JMCNH) Vol. 11; no. 3; pp. 35 - 41 |
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Riley Publications
Fall2005
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| Sumario: | OBJECTIVE(S): The Internet is an increasingly popular source of health information for women with breast cancer. We used a cross-sectional survey design to study the relationship of self-rated health and Internet health information use among 161 white and non-white women with breast cancer. METHOD(S): Logistic regression analyses were used to study the association of self-rated health and Internet health information use. RESULT(S): Among those with fair/poor self-rated health status, whites had significant and high odds ratios (OR=5.3) for Internet health information use while there was a minimal association (OR=0.04) for non-whites. CONCLUSION(S): It is important to address the cancer-specific beliefs of non-whites including using appropriately tailored cultural information on Web sites. Once addressed, non-whites with fair/poor self-rated health status may regularly seek Internet health information and receive potential positive benefits. |
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