Table 5.
Online health information and health behavior of respondents (N=778).
| Online health information and health behavior | Rare users, n (%) n=612 |
Users, n (%) n=108 |
Superusers, n (%) n=58 |
P | |
| Looking for health and/or wellness information for... |
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Yourself | 531 (86.7) | 102 (94.4) | 56 (96.6) | .01 |
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Your child | 152 (24.9) | 32 (29.6) | 26 (44.8) | .004 |
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Parent | 158 (25.8) | 48 (44.4) | 27 (46.6) | <.001 |
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Another relative | 194 (31.7) | 41 (38.0) | 24 (41.4) | .19 |
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Some else | 155 (25.3) | 39 (36.1) | 24 (41.4) | .005 |
| Did you later talk to a doctor or nurse about the information you got online? |
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<.001 | |
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Yes | 234 (38.3) | 65 (59.8) | 43 (74.1) |
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No | 378 (61.7) | 43 (40.2) | 15 (25.9) |
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| Overall, how useful was the health information you got online? |
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.02 | |
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Not at all useful | 15 (2.5) | 2 (1.9) | 0 (0) |
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Not too useful | 55 (9.0) | 5 (4.6) | 1 (1.7) |
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Somewhat useful | 400 (65.3) | 71 (65.7) | 33 (56.9) |
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Very useful | 142 (23.2) | 30 (27.8) | 24 (41.4) |
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| Did the information you got online affect any of your decisions about health treatments or the way you take care of yourself? |
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<.001 | |
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Yes | 201 (32.8) | 56 (51.9) | 38 (65.5) |
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No | 411 (67.2) | 52 (48.1) | 20 (34.5) |
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| Did the information you got online affect the way you eat or exercise? |
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<.001 | |
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Yes | 171 (28.0) | 56 (52.0) | 40 (69.8) |
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No | 441 (72.0) | 52 (48.0) | 18 (30.2) |
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