Table 3.
Internet experiences and online health information exchange preferences expressed by health information brokersa
| Experience | Total | Health information broker | Not health information broker | P -valuec | ||
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N (%)b | N (%)b | N (%)b |
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| Used Internet |
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<.001 | ||||
| Yes | 2266 (78.51) | 1393 (84.36) | 873 (71.39) |
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| No | 858 (21.49) | 373 (15.64) | 485 (28.61) |
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| Visited social networking site such as Facebook or LinkedIn d |
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.334 | ||||
| Yes | 1625 (76.14) | 1012 (77.41) | 613 (74.33) |
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| No | 628 (23.86) | 369 (22.59) | 259 (25.67) |
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| Shared health information on social networking site such as Facebook or Twitter d |
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<.001 | ||||
| Yes | 446 (23.64) | 333 (30.02) | 113 (14.53) |
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| No | 1803 (76.36) | 1045 (69.98) | 758 (85.47) |
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| Wrote in online diary or blog d |
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.176 | ||||
| Yes | 138 (6.35) | 91 (7.24) | 47 (5.06) |
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| No | 2109 (93.65) | 1286 (92.76) | 823 (94.94) |
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| Participated in online forum or support group for people with similar health or medical issues d |
|
.034 | ||||
| Yes | 150 (7.02) | 115 (8.61) | 35 (4.74) |
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| No | 2097 (92.98) | 1263 (91.39) | 834 (95.26) |
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| Watched health-related video on YouTube d |
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<.001 | ||||
| Yes | 702 (35.30) | 508 (42.34) | 194 (25.23) |
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| No | 1543 (64.70) | 867 (57.66) | 676 (74.77) |
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| Used the Internet to | ||||||
| Look for medical information for yourself d |
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<.001 | ||||
| Yes | 1808 (79.66) | 1175 (85.41) | 633 (71.47) |
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| No | 439 (20.34) | 200 (14.59) | 239 (28.53) |
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| Look for medical information for someone else d |
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<.001 | ||||
| Yes | 1465 (68.28) | 1038 (79.15) | 427 (52.75) |
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| No | 775 (31.72) | 333 (20.85) | 442 (47.25) |
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| Look for information on quitting smoking |
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.284 | ||||
| Yes | 159 (9.13) | 108 (8.27) | 51 (10.37) |
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| No | 2079 (90.87) | 1262 (91.73) | 817 (89.63) |
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| Buy medicine or vitamins |
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.007 | ||||
| Yes | 456 (20.30) | 302 (23.18) | 154 (16.18) |
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| No | 1784 (79.70) | 1070 (76.82) | 714 (83.82) |
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| Look for a healthcare provider |
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.004 | ||||
| Yes | 826 (38.85) | 560 (43.40) | 266 (32.36) |
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| No | 1407 (61.15) | 803 (56.60) | 604 (67.64) |
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| Download health information to mobile device |
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<.001 | ||||
| Yes | 432 (20.02) | 341 (27.43) | 91 (9.43) |
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| No | 1807 (79.98) | 1031 (72.57) | 776 (90.57) |
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| Track personal health information (eg, care received, test results, medical appointments) |
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.001 | ||||
| Yes | 698 (28.29) | 497 (33.64) | 201 (20.66) |
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| No | 1541 (71.71) | 873 (66.36) | 668 (79.34) |
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| Communicate with doctor or personnel in doctor’s office |
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<.001 | ||||
| Yes | 666 (29.74) | 458 (36.32) | 208 (20.35) |
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| No | 1576 (70.26) | 914 (63.68) | 662 (79.65) |
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aHealth information brokers: respondents to the Health Information National Trends Survey (2013-2014) who answered yes to the question: “Do family members and friends ask you for information or advice on health topics?"
bPercentages are weighted according to the US population estimates in the American Community Survey to provide representative estimates of the adult US population.
cRao–Scott chi-square test, missing excluded
dIn the last 12 months