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Exploring the use of technology pathways to access health information by Australian university students: a multi-dimensional approach.

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  • Author(s): Usher W;Usher W; Gudes O; Gudes O; Gudes O; Parekh S; Parekh S
  • Source:
    Health information management : journal of the Health Information Management Association of Australia [Health Inf Manag] 2016 Apr; Vol. 45 (1), pp. 5-15.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: SAGE Publications Country of Publication: Australia NLM ID: 9438200 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1833-3575 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 18333583 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Health Inf Manag
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: 2016- : Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE Publications
      Original Publication: North Melbourne : The Association, 1994-
    • Subject Terms:
      Access to Information* ; Consumer Health Informatics* ; Students*; Australia ; Humans ; Internet ; Reproducibility of Results ; Social Media ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Universities
    • Abstract:
      Objective: Mobile wireless communication technologies (MWCT) and social media (SM) networks create pathways for accessing widely available information that are favoured particularly by younger generations. The purpose of this study was to explore the way university students use these communication technologies to access health information.
      Method: Participants ( n = 696), who were recruited via an email invitation, completed an online self-reported survey that collected multi-dimensional data consisting of quantitative, qualitative and spatial statistics.
      Results: The results indicate that technology was used extensively to search for health information and resulted in positive changes in participants' behaviours; however they perceived lack of reliability of the information as a pressing issue.
      Conclusion: The results suggest that appealing, persuasive and reliable MWCT and SM can be used extensively to promote health amongst Australian youth.
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: adolescents; consumer health information; social media; wireless technology; young adults
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20170711 Date Completed: 20180817 Latest Revision: 20180817
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      10.1177/1833358316639450
    • Accession Number:
      28691567