What's to Learn from Unvalidated Sources of Health Information?

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shawn Ogunseye ◽  
Sherrie X.Y. Komiak
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Sources Of Health Information

Assessing the health information source perceptions of tweens using card-sorting exercises

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth St. Jean ◽  
Natalie Greene Taylor ◽  
Christie Kodama ◽  
Mega Subramaniam
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Information Source ◽  
After School ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Card Sorting ◽  
School Students ◽  
Sources Of Health Information

As young people are increasingly turning to the Internet to meet their information needs, it is imperative to investigate their perceptions regarding various potential sources of health information. A series of card-sorting exercises were administered to new participants in an after-school programme (HackHealth) to find out which sources of health information these greater Washington DC metro area middle school students would turn to, which they would not and their reasons behind these judgements. The findings revealed that participants were very aware of the importance of trustworthiness when looking for health information and they valued both professional expertise based on formal education and expertise born of personal experience with a particular health condition. However, they also valued convenience, ease and speed, and sometimes sacrificed information quality. Some important implications of these findings for healthcare and information professionals are identified and suggestions for future research in this area are offered.

scholarly journals Association between willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and sources of health information among Japanese workers: a cohort study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ko Hiraoka ◽  
Tomohisa Nagata ◽  
TAKAHIRO MORI ◽  
Hajime Ando ◽  
Ayako Hino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Herd Immunity ◽  
Baseline Survey ◽  
Vaccination Programs ◽  
Japanese Workers ◽  
Company Policy ◽  
Sources Of Health Information ◽  
To Receive

Background: It is important to achieve herd immunity by vaccinating as many people as possible to end the COVID-19 pandemic. We investigated the relationship between willingness to receive vaccination and sources of health information among those who did not want to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Methods: This prospective cohort study collected data using a self-administered questionnaire survey. The baseline survey was conducted during December 22-25, 2020, and the follow-up survey during February 18-19, 2021. Participants were aged 20-65 years and worked at the time of the baseline survey (N=33,087). After excluding 6,051 invalid responses, we included responses from 27,036 participants at baseline. In total, 19,941 people responded to the follow-up survey (74% follow-up rate). We excluded 7,415 participants who answered "yes" to the question "If a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, would you like to get it?" in the baseline survey. We finally analyzed 12,526 participants. Results: The odds ratio for change in willingness to be vaccinated from "no" to "yes" differed by source of health information. Compared with workers that used TV as a source of information, significantly fewer people who reported getting information from the Internet and friends/colleagues were willing to get the vaccine. Conclusions: It is important to approach workers who do not watch TV when implementing workplace vaccination programs. It is likely that willingness to be vaccinated can be increased through an active company policy whereby the top management recommend vaccination, coupled with an individual approach by occupational health professionals.

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