ArticleStudies in health technology and informatics2017
Comparing Cancer Information Needs for Consumers in the US and China.
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- Perceptions and Attitudes of People With Cancer and Diabetes Towards Patient Guidelines: A Mixed Methods Study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
- Experiences of health information-seeking among patients with cancer in China: a qualitative study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Socio-demographic and cross-country differences in attention to sustainable certifications and changes in food consumption.NPJ science of food · 2024Article
- Association Between Online Health Information-Seeking Behaviors by Caregivers and Delays in Pediatric Cancer: Mixed Methods Study in China.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- Do Informational and Emotional Elements Differ between Online Psychological and Physiological Disease Communities in China? A Comparative Study of Depression and Diabetes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Health information needs regarding diabetes mellitus in China: an internet-based analysis.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Detecting Lung Cancer Trends by Leveraging Real-World and Internet-Based Data: Infodemiology Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Article
- Association Between Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Web-Based Data in China: Infodemiology Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Article
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Abstract
Due to the differences in environments and cultures, consumers seeking cancer information in various regions of the world may have diverse needs. This study compares the cancer information needs for consumers in the US and China. Specifically, we first collected 1,000 cancer-related questions from Yahoo! Answers and Baidu Zhidao, respectively. Then, we developed a taxonomy of health information needs and manually classified the questions using the taxonomy. Finally, we analyzed the characteristics of information needs from consumers in both countries and summarized the differences between them. Our study demonstrated that although there are some common needs between consumers in the US and China, there are several significant differences between the two countries: the Chinese consumers are more likely to seek diagnosis and treatment online, while the US consumers prefer to seek common medical knowledge online.
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