Patterns of Internet-based health information seeking in adult survivors of childhood cancer.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:To assess where, when, and why survivors of childhood cancer seek health information. PROCEDURE:Data from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS) cohort (n = 1386) and Health Information National Trends Survey (n = 2385) were analyzed to determine the health information seeking strategies of childhood cancer survivors. Descriptive frequencies, χ2 analyses, t-tests, and multivariable logistic regression models were used. RESULTS:To seek health-related information for themselves, 54% (n = 742) of the childhood survivors reported using the Internet in the past 12 months, compared to 45% of the general population (adjusted OR: 2.76; 95% CI: 2.40-3.19). Childhood cancer survivors who used the Internet for health information were more likely to be female, between the ages of 18-34,

SUBMITTER: Claridy MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5867215 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature