Cancer-related Information Behavior Among Black and Hispanic Populations in an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center Catchment

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2023

Keywords

Information seeking behaviors, Cancer disparities, Comprehensive Model of Information, Seeking

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2023.107812

Abstract

Objective

This study aims to better understand health behaviors, particularly health information seeking, and how this impacts cancer care within underserved minority populations in a specific catchment area in Florida.

Methods

We conducted an analysis of survey data from a 2019 community health survey conducted by the Moffit Cancer Center (MCC). We utilized the Comprehensive Model of Information Seeking (CMIS) as a framework and performed structural equation modeling (SEM) and related statistical analyses.

Results

Our findings confirm that characteristics and demographics present a positive relationship to Online Health Information Seeking (OHIS). We also found that Utility had a negative significant relationship to OHIS.

Conclusions

We concluded that the CMIS is a useful framework for studying cancer-related information seeking, and that when properly executed in the confines of a study, can lend itself to in-depth statistical analyses as found in SEM.

Implications

The SEM revealed the CMIS to be promising with results in our analysis worthy of further investigation of cancer care and healthcare information access considering undeserved and minority populations.

Practice Implications

Models such as the CMIS can be useful for understanding information seeking behaviors and to design information and communication interventions to improve access and health outcomes.

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Citation / Publisher Attribution

Patient Education and Counseling, v. 114, art. 107812

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