Table 4.
Internet use for health and medical information
| English survey N=14 | Spanish survey N=25 | Total surveys N=39 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%0) | ||||||
| Any internet use for health and medical information | ||||||
| No | 1 | (7) | 0 | (0) | 1 | (3) |
| Yes | 8 | (57) | 17 | (68) | 25 | (64) |
| Search online about certain health or medical issues1 | ||||||
| No | 7 | (50) | 4 | (16) | 11 | (28) |
| Yes | 7 | (50) | 9 | (36) | 16 | (41) |
| Online activity regarding health2 | ||||||
| No | 1 | (7) | 1 | (4) | 2 | (5) |
| Yes | 7 | (50) | 14 | (56) | 21 | (54) |
| Post health-related material online | ||||||
| No | 1 | (7) | 2 | (8) | 3 | (8) |
| Yes | 1 | (7) | 10 | (40) | 11 | (28) |
| Use social networking site for health related activity3 | ||||||
| No | 1 | (7) | 1 | (4) | 2 | (5) |
| Yes | 4 | (29) | 11 | (44) | 15 | (38) |
May not add up to 100% due to missing data;
Search online about certain health or medical issues including any of the following; specific disease or medical problem, certain medical treatment or procedure, doctors or health professionals, hospitals or medical facilities, health insurance, environmental hazards, pregnancy/child birth, end of life decisions, long-term care for elderly or disabled person, food safety/recalls, drug safety/recalls, chronic pain management, medical test results, or other health issue;
Signed up to receive email updates or alerts about health or medical issues, read someone else’s commentary or experience about health or medical issues on an online news group/website/blog, watched an online video about health or medical issues, gone online to find others who might have health concerns similar to your own, tracked your weight/diet/exercise routine(s), or tracked any other health indicator(s) or symptom(s) online;
Get health info, start or join a health-related group, follow friend’s personal health updates, raise money or draw attention to a health-related cause, or remember of memorialize others who suffer from a certain health condition.