Table 2.
Content analysis of 13 representative national health information–seeking tools.a
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Information about health | 44.9 (14.9) |
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Attitude | 26.9 (5.4) |
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Perceived ease of use | 30.8 |
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Perceived efficacy of seeking | 23.1 |
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Behavior | 53.8 (6.3) |
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Search experience (frequency) | 46.2 |
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Information source | 61.5 |
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Type of information contents | 53.8 |
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Purpose of search (for whom) | 53.8 |
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Patient medical record | 24.0 (6.4) |
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Attitude | 21.5 (6.4) |
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Perceived privacy and confidentiality risk | 23.1 |
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Perceived ease of use | 15.4 |
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Perceived usefulness | 23.1 |
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Intention to use | 15.4 |
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Preference to provide access to others | 30.8 |
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Behavior | 28.2 (4.4) |
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Access frequency | 30.8 |
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Type of information contents sought | 23.1 |
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Purpose of seeking a record | 30.8 |
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Offline | 50.5 (15.9) |
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Attitude | 41.0 (4.4) |
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Perceived credibility | 38.5 |
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Perceived ease of use | 38.5 |
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Satisfaction with service quality | 46.2 |
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Behavior | 57.7 (18.3) |
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Access frequency | 84.6 |
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Type of health service | 46.2 |
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Communication with health care provider | 46.2 |
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Health-related decision making | 53.8 |
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Online | 50.5 (19.7) |
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Attitude | 39.6 (15.0) |
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Perceived credibility | 53.8 |
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Perceived ease of use | 38.5 |
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Perceived usefulness | 53.8 |
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Perceived eHealth literacy (technology efficacy) | 53.8 |
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Satisfaction with web-based information | 15.4 |
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Perceived confidentiality risks | 30.8 |
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Intention to use | 30.8 |
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Behavior | 59.0 (19.2) |
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Access frequency | 92.3 |
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Type of information technology device | 61.5 |
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Health-related web and app (software use) | 46.2 |
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Web-based resource (governmental website, Wikipedia, etc) | 53.8 |
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Communication (consult) with health care provider | 76.9 |
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Communication with friends and others (social media, forum, etc) | 61.5 |
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Health-related decision making | 69.2 |
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Tracking/managing health state | 38.5 |
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Improvement of health knowledge | 30.8 |
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| Health | 44.2 (20.6) | ||||||||||||
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Overall health | 53.8 (18.0) |
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Attitude | 34.6 (5.4) |
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Perceived health efficacy | 38.5 |
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Concerns and belief about health | 30.8 |
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Behavior | 59.3 (16.4) |
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General health state | 84.6 |
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Diseases diagnosed | 69.2 |
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Height | 61.5 |
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Weight | 61.5 |
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Mental health | 53.8 |
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Caregiving | 30.8 |
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Social support | 53.8 |
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Lifestyle | 32.7 (21.3) |
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Attitude | 15.4 (8.9) |
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Perception about nutrition | 7.7 |
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Perception about physical activity | 15.4 |
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Perception about alcohol | 23.1 |
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Perception about tobacco | 23.1 |
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Behavior | 50.0 (13.3) |
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Nutrition | 30.8 |
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Physical activity | 61.5 |
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Alcohol | 53.8 |
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Tobacco | 53.8 |
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Cancer | 46.2 (13.3) |
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Perception about cancer | 38.5 |
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Behavior | 50.0 (16.3) |
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Cancer check-up | 38.5 |
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Cancer diagnosed | 61.5 |
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aTotal average percentage of the themes=44.0 (SD 19.3), total average percentage of attitude themes=30.4 (SD 13.5), and total average percentage of behavior themes=53.8 (SD 16.9).