Han Jeong Yeob, Wise Meg, Kim Eunkyung, Pingree Ray, Hawkins Robert P, Pingree Suzanne, McTavish Fiona, Gustafson David H
University of Georgia.
J Comput Mediat Commun. 2010 Apr;15(3):367-388. doi: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2010.01508.x.
In order to provide insights about cancer patients' online information seeking behaviors, the present study analyzes individuals' transaction log data and reports on how demographics, disease-related factors, and psychosocial needs predict patterns of service use within a particular Interactive Cancer Communication System (ICCS). Study sample included 294 recently diagnosed breast cancer patients. Data included pretest survey scores of demographic, disease-related, and psychosocial factors and automatically collected ICCS use data over the 4-month intervention. Statistical analyses correlated pre-test survey scores with subsequent, specific types of ICCS service usage. Patterns of online cancer information seeking differed according to the patients' characteristics, suggesting that lower income, less educated women and those lacking in information-seeking competence use the computer and online services to the same or a greater degree if those services are made available to them. Results of this study can inform more effective resource development for future eHealth applications.
为了深入了解癌症患者的在线信息搜索行为，本研究分析了个体的交易日志数据，并报告了人口统计学、疾病相关因素和心理社会需求如何预测特定互动癌症沟通系统（ICCS）内的服务使用模式。研究样本包括294名最近被诊断出患有乳腺癌的患者。数据包括人口统计学、疾病相关和心理社会因素的预测试调查分数，以及在4个月干预期间自动收集的ICCS使用数据。统计分析将预测试调查分数与随后特定类型的ICCS服务使用情况相关联。在线癌症信息搜索模式因患者特征而异，这表明如果向低收入、受教育程度较低的女性以及缺乏信息搜索能力的女性提供计算机和在线服务，她们会以相同或更高的程度使用这些服务。本研究结果可为未来电子健康应用中更有效的资源开发提供参考。
