Association Between Online Health Information-Seeking Behaviors by Caregivers and Delays in Pediatric Cancer: Mixed Methods Study in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pediatric cancer patients in China often present at an advanced stage of disease resulting in lower survival and poorer health outcomes. One factor hypothesized to contribute to delays in pediatric cancer has been the online health information-seeking (OHIS) behaviors by caregivers.

Objective

This study aims to examine the association between OHIS behaviors by caregivers and delays for Chinese pediatric cancer patients using a mixed methods approach.

Methods

This study used a mixed methods approach, specifically a sequential explanatory design. OHIS behavior by the caregiver was defined as the way caregivers access information relevant to their children's health via the Internet. Delays in pediatric cancer were defined as any one of the following 3 types of

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10468701 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature