Stonbraker Samantha, Befus Montina, Lerebours Nadal Leonel, Halpern Mina, Larson Elaine
Columbia University School of Nursing, 617 W. 168th St. Rm 330, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA.
AIDS Behav. 2017 Jun;21(6):1588-1600. doi: 10.1007/s10461-016-1569-5.
Effective treatment and management of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) depend on patients' ability to locate, comprehend, and apply health information. This study's purpose was to identify characteristics associated with these skills among HIV positive adults in the Dominican Republic. An information behavior survey was administered to 107 participants then three logistic regressions were conducted to identify characteristics associated with information seeking, processing, and use. Never having cared for someone who was sick was significantly associated with less information seeking, processing, and use. Males were more likely to be active information seekers and those who had attended the clinic for six or fewer years were less likely to actively seek information. Younger individuals had increased odds of higher information processing and those without comorbidities had increased odds of more information use. Results may inform researchers, organizations, and providers about how patients interact with health information in limited resource settings.
人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）的有效治疗与管理取决于患者查找、理解并应用健康信息的能力。本研究旨在确定多米尼加共和国HIV阳性成年人中与这些技能相关的特征。对107名参与者进行了信息行为调查，然后进行了三项逻辑回归分析，以确定与信息寻求、处理和使用相关的特征。从未照顾过生病的人，与较少的信息寻求、处理和使用显著相关。男性更有可能积极寻求信息，而那些到诊所就诊六年或以下的人则不太可能积极寻求信息。较年轻的个体进行更高水平信息处理的几率增加，而没有合并症的人更多使用信息的几率增加。研究结果可为研究人员、组织和医疗服务提供者提供信息，帮助他们了解在资源有限的环境中患者如何与健康信息互动。
