scholarly journals Analysis of College Students’ Personal Health Information Activities: Online Survey

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. e132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sujin Kim ◽  
Donghee Sinn ◽  
Sue Yeon Syn
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Personal Health Information ◽  
Personal Health

scholarly journals Analysis of College Students� Personal Health Information Activities: Online Survey (Preprint)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sujin Kim ◽  
Donghee Sinn ◽  
Sue Yeon Syn
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Age Distribution ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Personal Health Information ◽  
Personal Health

BACKGROUND With abundant personal health information at hand, individuals are faced with a critical challenge in evaluating the informational value of health care records to keep useful information and discard that which is determined useless. Young, healthy college students who were previously dependents of adult parents or caregivers are less likely to be concerned with disease management. Personal health information management (PHIM) is a special case of personal information management (PIM) that is associated with multiple interactions among varying stakeholders and systems. However, there has been limited evidence to understand informational or behavioral underpinning of the college students’ PHIM activities, which can influence their health in general throughout their lifetime. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate demographic and academic profiles of college students with relevance to PHIM activities. Next, we sought to construct major PHIM-related activity components and perceptions among college students. Finally, we sought to discover major factors predicting core PHIM activities among college students we sampled. METHODS A Web survey was administered to collect responses about PHIM behaviors and perceptions among college students from the University of Kentucky from January through March 2017. A total of 1408 college students were included in the analysis. PHIM perceptions, demographics, and academic variations were used as independent variables to predict diverse PHIM activities using a principal component analysis (PCA) and hierarchical regression analyses (SPSS v.24, IBM Corp, Armonk, NY, USA). RESULTS Majority of the participants were female (956/1408, 67.90%), and the age distribution of this population included an adequate representation of college students of all ages. The most preferred health information resources were family (612/1408, 43.47%), health care professionals (366/1408, 26.00%), friends (27/1408, 1.91%), and the internet (157/1408, 11.15%). Organizational or curatorial activities such as Arranging, Labeling, Categorizing, and Discarding were rated low (average=3.21, average=3.02, average=2.52, and average=2.42, respectively). The PCA results suggested 3 components from perception factors labeled as follows: Assistance (alpha=.85), Awareness (alpha=.716), and Difficulty (alpha=.558). Overall, the Demographics and Academics variables were not significant in predicting dependent variables such as Labeling, Categorizing, Health Education Materials, and Discarding, whereas they were significant for other outcome variables such as Sharing, Collecting, Knowing, Insurance Information, Using, and Owning. CONCLUSIONS College years are a significant time for students to learn decision-making skills for maintaining information, a key aspect of health records, as well as for educators to provide appropriate educational and decision aids in the environment of learning as independent adults. Our study will contribute to better understand knowledge about specific skills and perceptions for college students’ practice of effective PHIM throughout their lives.

E-Health Knowledge Management by Australian University Students

2012 ◽  
pp. 938-953
Author(s):  
Wayne Usher ◽  
Lay San Too
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Health Services ◽  
University Students ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Random Search ◽  
Personal Health Information ◽  
Personal Health ◽  
Health Concerns

This study is the first research project to investigate Australian university students’ e-health knowledge management trends. An online survey was developed (http://www.limesurvey.org) to collect both quantitative and qualitative empirical data. The survey was promoted via Facebook and 2 broadcast emails to students’ email accounts who were attending Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia (Arts, Education & Law). Two hundred and seventy-five (275) responses were included for analysis. A profile which emerged identifies that the majority of participants used the Internet to search for personal health information, used a random search engine, accessed online health information every few months, would mostly spend more than 1-15 minutes in reading it, with the majority accessing health topics concerning, 1) specific diseases, 2) medical treatment, and 3) health services. Australian university health services could benefit from understandings pertaining to students’ e-health knowledge management usage trends to meet their personal health concerns. It seems plausible to claim that reliable websites, designed and managed by university health services, should have a predominant position among interventions which are specifically aimed to address students’ health concerns.

scholarly journals P.105 Smartphone and mobile app use among Canadian Neurosurgery residents and fellows

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (S2) ◽  
pp. S40-S40
Author(s):  
MM Kameda-Smith ◽  
C Iorio-Morin ◽  
SU Ahmed ◽  
M Bigder ◽  
A Dakson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Personal Health Information ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Personal Health ◽  
Information Protection ◽  
Public Concern ◽  
Resident Physicians

Background: Communicating with senior neurosurgical colleagues during residency necessitates a reliable and versatile smartphone. Smartphones and their apps are commonplace. They enhance communication with colleagues, provide the ability to access patient information and results, and allow access to medical reference applications. Patient data safety and compliance with the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA, 2004) in Canada remain a public concern that can significantly impact the way in which mobile smartphones are utilized by resident physicians Methods: Through the Canadian Neurosurgery Research Collaborative (CNRC), an online survey characterizing smartphone ownership and utilization of apps among Canadian neurosurgery residents and fellows was completed in April 2016. Results: Our study had a 47% response rate (80 surveys completed out of 171 eligible residents and fellows). Smartphone ownership was almost universal with a high rate of app utilization for learning and facilitating the care of patients. Utilization of smartphones to communicate and transfer urgent imaging with senior colleagues was common. Conclusions: Smartphone and app utilization is an essential part of neurosurgery resident workflow. In this study we characterize the smartphone and app usage within a specialized cohort of residents and suggest potential solutions to facilitate greater PHIPA adherence

E-Health Knowledge Management by Australian University Students

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 43-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayne Usher ◽  
Lay San Too
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Health Services ◽  
University Students ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Random Search ◽  
Personal Health Information ◽  
Personal Health ◽  
Health Concerns

This study is the first research project to investigate Australian university students’ e-health knowledge management trends. An online survey was developed (http://www.limesurvey.org) to collect both quantitative and qualitative empirical data. The survey was promoted via Facebook and 2 broadcast emails to students’ email accounts who were attending Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia (Arts, Education & Law). Two hundred and seventy-five (275) responses were included for analysis. A profile which emerged identifies that the majority of participants used the Internet to search for personal health information, used a random search engine, accessed online health information every few months, would mostly spend more than 1-15 minutes in reading it, with the majority accessing health topics concerning, 1) specific diseases, 2) medical treatment, and 3) health services. Australian university health services could benefit from understandings pertaining to students’ e-health knowledge management usage trends to meet their personal health concerns. It seems plausible to claim that reliable websites, designed and managed by university health services, should have a predominant position among interventions which are specifically aimed to address students’ health concerns.

scholarly journals Sharing and helping: predictors of adolescents’ willingness to share diabetes personal health information with peers

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah E Vaala ◽  
Joyce M Lee ◽  
Korey K Hood ◽  
Shelagh A Mulvaney
Keyword(s):  
Social Learning ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Glucose Control ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Social Resources ◽  
Personal Health Information ◽  
Personal Health ◽  
Helping Others

Abstract Objective Sharing personal information about type 1 diabetes (T1D) can help adolescents obtain social support, enhance social learning, and improve self-care. Diabetes technologies, online communities, and health interventions increasingly feature data-sharing components. This study examines factors underlying adolescents’ willingness to share personal T1D information with peers. Materials and Methods Participants were 134 adolescents (12–17 years of age; 56% female) who completed an online survey regarding experiences helping others with T1D, perceived social resources, beliefs about the value of sharing information and helping others, and willingness to share T1D information. Hemoglobin A1c values were obtained from medical records. Results Adolescents were more willing to share how they accomplished T1D tasks than how often they completed them, and least willing to share glucose control status. In multivariate analyses, sharing/helping beliefs (β = 0.26, P < .01) and glucose control (HbA1c value; β = −0.26, P < .01) were related to greater willingness to share personal health information. Glucose control moderated relationships such that adolescents with worse A1c values had stronger relationships between sharing/helping beliefs and willingness to share (β = 0.18, P < .05) but weaker relationships between helping experience and willingness to share (β = −0.22, P = .07). Discussion Many adolescents with T1D are willing to share personal health information, particularly if they have better diabetes health status and a stronger belief in the benefits of sharing. Conclusion Social learning and social media components may improve intervention participation, engagement, and outcomes by boosting adolescents’ beliefs about the benefits of sharing information and helping others.

How Research Will Adapt to HIPAA: A View from Within the Healthcare Delivery System

2002 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 491-502
Author(s):  
Mary L. Durham
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Personal Health Information ◽  
Personal Health ◽  
Business Associations ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Healthcare Delivery System ◽  
Institutional Review

While the new Health Insurance Privacy and Accountability Act (HIPAA) research rules governing privacy, confidentiality and personal health information will challenge the research and medical communities, history teaches us that the difficulty of this challenge pales in comparison to the potential harms that such regulations are designed to avoid. Although revised following broad commentary from researchers and healthcare providers around the country, the HIPAA privacy requirements will dramatically change the way healthcare researchers do their jobs in the United States. Given our reluctance to change, we risk overlooking potentially valid reasons why access to personal health information is restricted and regulated. In an environment of electronic information, public concern, genetic information and decline of public trust, regulations are ever-changing. Six categories of HIPAA requirements stand out as transformative: disclosure accounting/tracking, business associations, institutional review board (IRB) changes, minimum necessary requirements, data de-identification, and criminal and civil penalties.

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