Completely Isolated? Health Information Seeking among Social Isolates

Autor/inn/en	Askelson, Natoshia M.; Campo, Shelly; Carter, Knute D.
Titel	Completely Isolated? Health Information Seeking among Social Isolates
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 38 (2011) 2, S.116-122 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/1090198110369055
Schlagwörter	Interpersonal Communication; Information Seeking; Social Networks; Health; Social Isolation; Surveys; Comparative Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interpersonale Kommunikation; Informationserschließung; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Gesundheit; Soziale Isolation; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	To better target messages it is important to determine where people seek their health information. Interpersonal networks are a common way most people gather health information, but some people have limited networks. Using data from the 2004 General Social Survey (N = 984), we compared social isolates and nonisolates in their health information-seeking behaviors. Results indicate that those with limited social networks are less likely to use interpersonal communication to seek health information and are also less likely to use mediated channels. The results suggest that isolates may also be suffering from a health knowledge gap. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10