Weight Management Information Overload Challenges in 2007 HINTS: Socioeconomic, Health Status and Behaviors Correlates
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2013
Keywords
Health information, information overload, predictors of overload, weight management
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1080/15398285.2013.780540
Abstract
Online users search the internet to locate necessary information for long-term weight management. However, some become frustrated or feel overwhelmed by the different kinds of weight management information. This phenomenon is known as information overload. The study used 2007 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) data to find that overweight people and older adults were more likely to report overweight information overload. Further, lower education levels, poor health conditions, feelings of sadness, health information received from friends, little confidence in their ability to find information, and not using complementary therapies were also significantly associated with information overload. In view of these findings, health care information vendors, policy makers, information specialists, and librarians could provide an effective way to deliver weight management information.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet, v. 17, issue 2, p. 151-167
Scholar Commons Citation
Chan, Yiu Ming and Huang, Hong, "Weight Management Information Overload Challenges in 2007 HINTS: Socioeconomic, Health Status and Behaviors Correlates" (2013). School of Information Faculty Publications. 162.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/si_facpub/162
