Health Information-Seeking on Behalf of Others: Characteristics of “Surrogate Seekers”

Understanding the behaviors of surrogate seekers (those who seek health information for others) may guide efforts to improve health information transmission. We used 2011–2012 data from the Health Information National Trends Survey to describe behaviors of online surrogate seekers. Respondents were...

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Published in:Journal of cancer education 2015-03, Vol.30 (1), p.12-19
Main Authors: Cutrona, Sarah L., Mazor, Kathleen M., Vieux, Sana N., Luger, Tana M., Volkman, Julie E., Finney Rutten, Lila J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Cancer Research
Communication (Thought Transfer)
Consumer Health Information
Educational Technology
English
Family Income
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Health education
Health Services
High School Graduates
Humans
Information Seeking Behavior
Internet
Internet - utilization
Male
Marital Status
Medical Services
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
National Surveys
Peer Groups
Peers
Pharmacology/Toxicology
Social Networking
Social networks
Social Support Groups
Socioeconomic Factors
State Surveys
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
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Summary:Understanding the behaviors of surrogate seekers (those who seek health information for others) may guide efforts to improve health information transmission. We used 2011–2012 data from the Health Information National Trends Survey to describe behaviors of online surrogate seekers. Respondents were asked about use of the Internet for surrogate-seeking over the prior 12 months. Data were weighted to calculate population estimates. Two thirds (66.6 %) reported surrogate-seeking. Compared to those who sought health information online for only themselves, surrogate seekers were more likely to live in households with others (weighted percent 89.4 vs. 82.5 % of self-seekers; p  
ISSN:0885-8195
1543-0154
DOI:10.1007/s13187-014-0701-3