- IDEALS Home
- →
- iSchools
- →
- iConferences
- →
- iConference 2017
- →
- iConference 2017 Poster Descriptions
- →
- View Item
Files in this item
Files | Description | Format |
---|---|---|
application/pdf ![]() | (no description provided) |
Description
Title: | Number of online sources for factual health information seeking – The influences of individual differences |
Author(s): | Sun, Yalin; Zhang, Yan; Kim, Yeolib |
Subject(s): | Source selection
Health information seeking Individual differences Online sources |
Abstract: | The diversity of online information sources gives health consumers more options when seeking for health-related information; however, the quality of the information from different sources varies. Considering the significance of online health information in people’s health care decision-making, it is important to investigate people’s source selection behavior to offer insights for the design of better health information services. In this study, we examined the relationship between individual characteristics and the number of online sources people select for seeking factual health information using the survey method. The results show that people with more source experience, lower education, and being White were associated with higher likelihood to select more sources for factual health information. |
Issue Date: | 2017 |
Publisher: | iSchools |
Citation Info: | Sun, Y., Zhang, Y., & Kim, Y. (2017). Number of Online Sources for Factual Health Information Seeking – The Influences of Individual Differences. In iConference 2017 Proceedings (pp. 672-676). https://doi.org/10.9776/17315 |
Series/Report: | iConference 2017 Proceedings |
Genre: | Conference Poster |
Type: | Text |
Language: | English |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2142/96695 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.9776/17315 |
Rights Information: | Copyright 2017 Yalin Sun, Yan Zhang, and Yeolib Kim |
Date Available in IDEALS: | 2017-07-27 |