Speaking up: Teens Voice Their Health Information Needs

Autor/inn/en	Smart, Kathryn A.; Parker, Randy Spreen; Lampert, Joan; Sulo, Suela
Titel	Speaking up: Teens Voice Their Health Information Needs
Quelle	In: Journal of School Nursing, 28 (2012) 5, S.379-388 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-8405
DOI	10.1177/1059840512450916
Schlagwörter	Information Needs; Adolescents; Qualitative Research; Focus Groups; School Nurses; Health Needs; Access to Information; Junior High School Students; Suburbs; Racial Differences; Substance Abuse; Mental Health; Nutrition; Information Seeking; Illinois + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Information need; Informationsbedürfnis; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Qualitative Forschung; Junior High Schools; Student; Students; Sekundarstufe I; Schüler; Schülerin; Einzugsbereich; Rassenunterschied; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Psychohygiene; Ernährung; Informationserschließung
Abstract	School nurses provide an important role in the continuity of health care especially for adolescents who are at high risk for significant health concerns. The purpose of this study was to assess adolescents' health information needs and identify their preferences for accessing health information. Using an inductive qualitative research design, 11 focus groups were conducted with a convenience sample of 101 junior high and high school students in suburban northeastern Illinois. The students identified a variety of health concerns and emphasized the need for accessible, high-quality, and personally relevant information. Most students favored taking an active role in learning about their health. They preferred to directly access information from qualified individuals within comfortable, trusting, and respectful relationships or to indirectly retrieve information from reliable resources. Finally, students emphasized the need for privacy and a variety of learning options depending on the specific health topic. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10