Is Online Consumer Health Information Only Beneficial for the Wealthy and the Educated? A Commentary

Autor/inn/en	El Sherif, Reem; Pluye, Pierre
Titel	Is Online Consumer Health Information Only Beneficial for the Wealthy and the Educated? A Commentary
Quelle	In: Education for Information, 35 (2019) 1, S.35-39 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0167-8329
DOI	10.3233/EFI-180217
Schlagwörter	Health Materials; Consumer Education; Information Utilization; Educational Attainment; Socioeconomic Status; Advantaged; Income; Access to Information; Wellness; Health Behavior; Web Sites; Illiteracy; Information Literacy; Barriers; Information Seeking; Parent Materials; Foreign Countries; Credibility; Disadvantaged; Information Sources; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Konsumerziehung; Informationsnutzung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Einkommen; Well being; Well-being; Wohlbefinden; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Web-Design; Analphabetismus; Informationskompetenz; Informationserschließung; Elternbrief; Ausland; Glaubwürdigkeit; Information source; Informationsquelle; Kanada
Abstract	Online consumer health information (OCHI) is being used at an unprecedented rate, and this trend is expected to continue. Most people have used OCHI, and many may have seen the outcomes of this use (either positive or negative or both). Education and income, as indicators of socioeconomic status, are important contextual factors influencing OCHI outcomes. Much of the literature states that individuals with higher income and education are more likely to access OCHI and with this, experience better health outcomes. On the other hand, our research shows that when OCHI websites offer high-quality information that is accessible to those with low literacy levels, individuals with low socioeconomic status report as many benefits as those with higher income and education. In this commentary, we will describe the context of our research and present our findings. This work is relevant to information professionals (librarians) working with health professionals and the public, those teaching information literacy and health literacy, as well as researchers interested in information literacy and information use. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01