1. Factors associated with mobile health information seeking among Singaporean women.
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Chang, Leanne, Chiuan Yen, Ching, Xue, Lishan, Choo Tai, Bee, Chuan Chan, Hock, Been-Lirn Duh, Henry, and Choolani, Mahesh
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AGE distribution , *AGING , *ANXIETY , *CHI-squared test , *STATISTICAL correlation , *ETHNIC groups , *FACTOR analysis , *HEALTH , *INTENTION , *LONGITUDINAL method , *MARITAL status , *PROBABILITY theory , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *RESEARCH funding , *STATISTICAL sampling , *SURVEYS , *TELEPHONES , *MATHEMATICAL variables , *WOMEN'S health , *INFORMATION resources , *CELL phones , *SOCIAL learning theory , *INFORMATION-seeking behavior , *EDUCATIONAL attainment , *PLANNED behavior theory , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
This study examined effects of age and social psychological factors on women’s willingness to be mobile health information seekers. A national survey of 1,878 Singaporean women was conducted to obtain information on women’s mobile phone usage, experiences of health information seeking, and appraisals of using mobile phones to seek health information. Results showed that young, middle-aged, and older women exhibited distinct mobile phone usage behaviors, health information-seeking patterns, and assessments of mobile health information seeking. Factors that accounted for their mobile information-seeking intention also varied. Data reported in this study provide insights into mobile health interventions in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2017
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