Guerra-Reyes Lucia, Christie Vanessa M, Prabhakar Annu, Siek Katie A
Indiana University-Bloomington School of Public Health, Bloomington, Indiana.
Indiana University-Bloomington School of Public Health, Bloomington, Indiana.
Womens Health Issues. 2017 Mar-Apr;27(2):167-173. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2016.11.004. Epub 2017 Jan 4.
Seeking and receiving health information are critical aspects of prenatal and postpartum care; however, many informational sources lack postpartum content. This study explores the gaps between information desired and information received postpartum and identifies the sources women use for health information seeking, with an emphasis on emergent online and mobile phone-based resources.
Participants were recruited from our community partners' client base for a cross-sectional study. Mothers (n = 77) of a child 48 months or younger completed a survey on health information seeking, health information needs, and technology use. Postpartum health information gaps were defined as topics about which a participant indicated that she wanted information, but did not receive information. Bivariate analyses assessed the association between demographic characteristics, sources of health information used during pregnancy, and postpartum information gaps.
Health care providers, Internet-based resources, and mobile applications were common sources of health information during pregnancy. Mental and sexual health were the most common types of postpartum health information gaps. In bivariate analyses, higher income and education were associated with postpartum information gaps in mental health and sexual health, respectively (p < .05).
Postpartum health information gaps were common in this sample, particularly for topics in mental and sexual health. Unexpected associations between higher levels of education and income and postpartum health information gaps were observed in bivariate analyses. Health educators have the opportunity to capitalize on high rates of Internet information seeking by providing health information online. Health care providers must incorporate mental and sexual health into routine postpartum care.
获取和接收健康信息是产前和产后护理的关键环节；然而，许多信息来源缺乏产后内容。本研究探讨了产后期望获得的信息与实际获得的信息之间的差距，并确定了女性用于寻求健康信息的来源，重点关注新兴的在线和基于手机的资源。
从我们社区合作伙伴的客户群中招募参与者进行横断面研究。48个月及以下儿童的母亲（n = 77）完成了一项关于健康信息寻求、健康信息需求和技术使用的调查。产后健康信息差距被定义为参与者表示想要了解但未获得相关信息的主题。双变量分析评估了人口统计学特征、孕期使用的健康信息来源与产后信息差距之间的关联。
医疗保健提供者、基于互联网的资源和移动应用程序是孕期常见的健康信息来源。心理健康和性健康是产后健康信息差距最常见的类型。在双变量分析中，较高的收入和教育程度分别与心理健康和性健康方面的产后信息差距相关（p <.05）。
在这个样本中，产后健康信息差距很常见，尤其是在心理健康和性健康主题方面。在双变量分析中观察到教育程度和收入水平较高与产后健康信息差距之间存在意外关联。健康教育工作者有机会通过在线提供健康信息来利用高比例的互联网信息寻求行为。医疗保健提供者必须将心理健康和性健康纳入常规产后护理中。
