Daniel R. Longo|Bin Ge|M. Elise Radina|Allen Greiner|Casey Williams|Gregory S. Longo|Dawne M. Mouzon|Ana Natale?Pereira|Debbie Salas?Lopez
Understanding breast-cancer patients' perceptions: Health information-seeking behaviour and passive information receipt
critical understand patients information use patient perspective especially patients different cultures levels health literacy crosssectional survey supplemented interviews breast cancer survivors including latina nonlatina women undertaken subjects classified active information seekers passive information receivers andor users information subjects classified stage information use progressing unawareness awareness available information use nonuse information make health decisions information sources used use patterns examined active information seekers many also passive receivers healthcare providers remain primary information source interpersonal communication far often cited either internet traditional print broadcast media important crosscultural differences found study provides insight patients use actively sought passively received information despite dramatic growth internet new media healthcare providers currently remain keys health information findings may help develop successful communication strategies viewed light national cancer institutes making health communication programs work four stages proposes hoped future work focus evidencebased methods improve health communication especially vulnerable populations major lesson learned importance understanding patients decided seek information outside traditional provideroriented approach taken many health education programmes