ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2016
Health Information Seeking and Cancer Screening Adherence Rates.
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- Association of Smartphone Ownership and Internet Use With Markers of Health Literacy and Access: Cross-sectional Survey Study of Perspectives From Project PLACE (Population Level Approaches to Cancer Elimination).Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
- Breast Cancer Information Behaviours and Needs among Singapore Women: A Qualitative Study.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2021Article
- How patients experience endocrine therapy for breast cancer: an online survey of side effects, adherence, and medical team support.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2021Article
- Odds of Meeting Cancer Prevention Behavior Recommendations by Health Information Seeking Behavior: a Cross-Sectional HINTS Analysis.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2021Article
- Cancer Information Seeking Among Adult New Zealanders: a National Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2018Article
- Prevalence and correlates of health information-seeking among Hispanic and non-Hispanic childhood cancer survivors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2018Article
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Abstract
Effective screening tools are available for many of the top cancer killers in the USA. Searching for health information has previously been found to be associated with adhering to cancer screening guidelines, but Internet information seeking has not been examined separately. The current study examines the relationship between health and cancer Internet information seeking and adherence to cancer screening guidelines for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer in a large nationally representative dataset. The current study was conducted using data from the Health Information National Trends Survey from 2003 and 2007. The study examined age-stratified models which correlated health and cancer information seeking with getting breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening on schedule, while controlling for several key variables. Internet health and cancer information seeking was positively associated with getting Pap screening on schedule, while information seeking from any sources was positively associated with getting colorectal screening on schedule. People who look for health or cancer information are more likely to get screened on schedule. Some groups of people, however, do not exhibit this relationship and, thus, may be more vulnerable to under-screening. These groups may benefit more from targeted interventions that attempt to engage people in their health care more actively.
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