Deborah K. Mayer|Norma Terrin|Gary L. Kreps|Usha Menon|Kathy McCance|Susan K. Parsons|Kathleen H. Mooney
Cancer survivors information seeking behaviors: A comparison of survivors who do and do not seek information about cancer
Tufts Medical Center|Tufts University|Tufts Medical Center|Tufts University|George Mason University|University of Illinois at Chicago|University of Utah|Tufts Medical Center|Tufts University|University of Utah
examine cancer information seeking behaviors preferences cancer survivors crosssectional study used national cancer institutes 2003 health information national trends survey data evaluate 619 cancer survivors twothirds 675 n 418 survivors sought cancer information infoseek 325 n 201 noinfoseek significant predictors cancer information seeking included age less 65 gender female income us 25000year regular health care provider hcp survivors actively look cancer information although survivors prefer receiving cancer information hcp many turn variety sources primarily internet hcps periodically assess information seeking behaviors preferences cancer survivors actively refer patients internet extension enhancement patient interactions credible useful websites could identified recommended hcp means address barriers identified survivors