Mia Liza A. Lustria|Scott A. Smith|Charles C. Hinnant
Exploring digital divides: An examination of eHealth technology use in health information seeking, communication and personal health information management in the USA
Florida State University|Florida State University|Florida State University
recent government initiatives deploy health information technology usa coupled growing body scholarly evidence linking online heath information positive healthrelated behaviors indicate widespread belief access health information health information technologies help reduce healthcare inequalities however less clear whether benefits greater access online health information health information technologies equitably distributed across population groups particularly underserved examine issue article employs 2007 health information national trends survey hints investigate relationships variety socioeconomic variables use webbased technologies health information seeking personal health information management patientprovider communication within context usa study reveals interesting patterns technology adoption line previous studies others less clear whether patterns indicate early evidence narrowing divide ehealth technology use across population groups result narrowing divide internet access computer ownership warrants exploration particular findings emphasize need explore differences use ehealth tools medically underserved disadvantaged groups important explore psychosocial variables health literacy may better predictors health consumers ehealth technology adoption