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Associations of online health information seeking with health behaviors of cancer survivors.
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- Information Seeking Behaviors and Preferences of Cancer Survivors: A Cross-sectional Study in Shanghai, China.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2026Article
- Evaluating AI-generated patient education materials for endometrial cancer surgery: a comparative analysis of response quality, reliability, and readability between ChatGPT and DeepSeek models.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Cause-specific mortality beyond prostate cancer in young men: a population-based study of second malignancies and non-tumor causes.American journal of translational research · 2026Article
- Latent profile analysis of potential health-promoting behaviors in patients after esophageal cancer surgery: a multicenter cross-sectional survey.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Associations Among Online Health Information Seeking Behavior, Online Health Information Perception, and Health Service Utilization: Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Online Health Information Seeking and Cyberchondria Among Men at Risk of HIV Infection: A Moderated Mediation Model.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2025Article
- Video Quality Assessment and Analysis of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease on TikTok and Bilibili: Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objective: To examine the effects of online health information seeking (OHIS) behavior on five health behaviors (regular physical activity, less sedentary, calorie checking, no alcohol consumption, and no smoking) among adult cancer survivors in the United States. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis was conducted with adult cancer survivors (≥18 years old) from Cycles 2, 3, and 4 of the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS). The respondents self-reported OHIS, and the data on the five health behaviors were pooled to perform descriptive and multivariable logistic regression analyses using Stata 17.0. Results: Of the 1245 adult cancer survivors, approximately 74% reported OHIS behavior for themselves within the previous year of the survey. We found that OHIS was significantly and positively associated with the level of physical activity (odds ratio [OR] = 1.53, Conclusions: Findings from this study suggest that most cancer survivors used various forms of digital tools and platforms to seek health information. The study also demonstrated an independent impact of OHIS behavior on physical activity and calorie checking. Healthcare professionals may need to encourage and guide cancer survivors to seek credible eHealth information and further utilize digital health tools as a platform for care delivery, promoting health behaviors and preventing adverse health outcomes among cancer survivors.
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