Hee Yun Lee|Seok Won Jin|Carrie Henning?Smith|Jong?Wook Lee|Jaegoo Lee
Role of Health Literacy in Health-Related Information-Seeking Behavior Online: Cross-sectional Study
University of Alabama|University of Memphis|University of Minnesota|Harvard Global Health Institute|Harvard University|Jackson State University
background internet emerged main venue health information delivery healthrelated activities however studies examined health literacy determines online healthrelated behavior objective aim study investigate current level healthrelated informationseeking using internet health literacy access technology sociodemographic characteristics impact healthrelated informationseeking behavior methods conducted crosssectional study survey minnesotan adults n614 examine health literacy access technology healthrelated informationseeking internet use used multivariate regression analysis assess relationship healthrelated informationseeking internet health literacy access technology controlling sociodemographic characteristics results better health literacy 35 se 012 greater access technological devices eg mobile phone computer tablet pc 06 se 019 associated healthrelated informationseeking behavior internet adjusting sociodemographic characteristics possession graduate degree 28 se 007 female gender 15 se 005 poor health 22 se 006 participation social groups 13 se 005 annual health exam 35 se 012 associated online healthrelated informationseeking conclusions findings indicate access online healthrelated information uniformly distributed throughout population may exacerbate disparities health health care research policy practice attention needed address disparities access health information well ensure quality information improve health literacy