Prevalence and Age-Related Patterns in Health Information-Seeking Behaviors and Technology Use Among Skin Cancer Survivors: Survey Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Information is an unmet need among cancer survivors. There is a paucity of population-based data examining the health information-seeking behaviors and attitudes of skin cancer survivors.

Objective

We aimed to identify the prevalence and patterns of health information-seeking behaviors and attitudes among skin cancer survivors across age groups.

Methods

We analyzed population-based data from the 2019 Health Information National Trends Survey 5 (Cycle 3).

Results

The 5438 respondents included 346 (6.4%) skin cancer survivors (mean age 65.8 years); of the 346 skin cancer survivors, the majority were White (96.4% [weighted percentages]), and 171 (47.8%) were men. Most reported having ever looked for health- (86.1%) or cancer-related (76.5%) information;

SUBMITTER: Marchetti MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9910806 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature