Nahyun Kwon|Kyunghye Kim
Who goes to a library for cancer information in the e-health era? A secondary data analysis of the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS)
University of South Florida|Florida State University
study identifies characteristics americans chose library primary cancer information source internet examining demographic characteristics online use experience concerns information quality perceptions cancer information seeking secondary data analysis conducted using health information national trends survey hints national cancer institute nci findings reveal people likely choose library compared internet counterparts people lack online experience distrustful online cancer information aware cancer sources however necessarily adept cancer information seekers greater expectation getting quality information library findings suggest library plays role information source cancer information consumers ehealth environment implications findings discussed way libraries could invest efforts reduce digital health divide advance consumer health information literacy