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- Title
Factors Associated with Korean American Women's Health-Related Internet Use: Findings from Andersen's Behavioral Model.
- Authors
Lee, Hee Yun; Yoon, Young Ji; Choi, Y. Joon; Ham, Young-Hoon
- Abstract
Literature suggests that access to health information improves health outcomes in various medical domains. This study investigated health-related Internet use levels and examined which factors influence health-related Internet use in Korean American women, grounded by Andersen's Behavioral Model. Participants included 243 Korean American women aged 19–85 years old residing in a Southeastern metropolitan area. Health-related Internet use was assessed by 11 items taken from HINTS 4 Cycle 2. Multiple regression analysis was conducted to reveal factors significantly associated with health-related Internet use of Korean American women. Predisposing factors of being aged 60 or older (β = − 0.329, SE = 0.694, p = 0.004) and employment status (β = 0.179, SE = 0.404, p = 0.037), as well as an enabling factor of having a primary care physician (β = 0.217, SE = 0.423, p = 0.013), were significantly associated with health-related Internet use. The differences in health-related Internet use may exacerbate disparities in access to healthcare services. The primary care physician's role is important in enhancing health-related Internet use. Research, policy, and programmatic attention are necessary to enhance physicians' encouragement and education for patients to use existing digital technology to improve their health and wellness.
- Subjects
SOUTHERN States; EVALUATION of medical care; RELATIVE medical risk; INTERNET searching; CROSS-sectional method; RESEARCH methodology; MULTIPLE regression analysis; KOREAN Americans; CONCEPTUAL structures; SURVEYS; CRONBACH'S alpha; PSYCHOLOGY of women; ACCESS to information; HEALTH; INFORMATION resources; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICAL sampling; RESEARCH bias; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; DATA analysis software; WOMEN'S health
- Publication
Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health, 2024, Vol 26, Issue 1, p124
- ISSN
1557-1912
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10903-023-01540-y