Nova Reinfeld?Kirkman|Elizabeth Carment Kalucy|Leigh Roeger
The relationship between self?reported health status and the increasing likelihood of South Australians seeking Internet health information
Flinders University|Flinders University|Flinders University
determine proportion south australians seeking health information internet relationship searches health information selfreported health status facetoface interviews conducted 3034 south australians 2008 using clustered multistage selfweighting area sample compared 2001 rates internet usage 48 higher internet health seeking increased 57 participant categories except school younger 25 showed increase use internet online health information seeking multiple logistic regression poorer selfreported physical mental health associated greater likelihood internet health information searches also less use internet south australians use internet source health information risen 2001 2008 even among groups historically made little use internet search health information australia health information internet may appropriately targeted towards groups previously underserviced medium