Susan LaValley|Marc T. Kiviniemi|Elizabeth A. Gage?Bouchard
Where people look for online health information
University at Buffalo, State University of New York|University at Buffalo, State University of New York|University at Buffalo, State University of New York
identify healthrelated websites americans using demographic characteristics associated certain website type website type shapes users online information seeking experiencesdata health information national trends survey 4 cycle 1 used useridentified websites categorised four types government sponsored commercially based academically affiliated search engines logistic regression analyses examined associations users sociodemographic characteristics website type associations website type information search experiencerespondents reported using commercial websites 718 followed search engines 116 academically affiliated sites 111 governmentsponsored websites 55 older age associated use academic websites 103 95 ci 102 104 younger age commercial website use 097 95 ci 095 098 search engine use predicted increased levels frustration effort concern website information quality commercial website use predicted decreased levels measureshealth information seekers experience varying levels frustration effort concern related online searchingthere need continued efforts librarians health care professionals train seekers online health information select websites using established guidelines quality criteria