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Health Information Brokers in the General Population: An Analysis of the Health
Information National Trends Survey 2013-2014
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Cutrona SL
; Mazor KM
; Agunwamba AA
; Valluri S
; Wilson PM
; Sadasivam RS
; Finney Rutten LJ
J Med Internet Res
2016[Jun]; 18
(6
): e123
PMID27260952
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BACKGROUND: Health information exchanged between friends or family members can
influence decision making, both for routine health questions and for serious
health issues. A health information broker is a person to whom friends and family
turn for advice or information on health-related topics. Characteristics and
online behaviors of health information brokers have not previously been studied
in a national population. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine
sociodemographic characteristics, health information seeking behaviors, and other
online behaviors among health information brokers. METHODS: Data from the Health
Information National Trends Survey (2013-2014; n=3142) were used to compare
brokers with nonbrokers. Modified Poisson regression was used to examine the
relationship between broker status and sociodemographics and online information
seeking. RESULTS: Over half (54.8%) of the respondents were consulted by family
or friends for advice or information on health topics (ie, they acted as health
information brokers). Brokers represented 54.1% of respondents earning <$20,000
yearly and 56.5% of respondents born outside the United States. Women were more
likely to be brokers (PR 1.34, 95% CI 1.23-1.47) as were those with education
past high school (PR 1.42, CI 1.22-1.65). People aged ?75 were less likely to be
brokers as compared to respondents aged 35-49 (PR 0.81, CI 0.67-0.99). Brokers
used the Internet more frequently for a variety of online behaviors such as
seeking health information, creating and sharing online content, and downloading
health information onto a mobile device; and also reported greater confidence in
obtaining health information online. CONCLUSIONS: More than 50% of adults who
responded to this national survey, including those with low income and those born
abroad, were providing health information or advice to friends and family. These
individuals may prove to be effective targets for initiatives supporting patient
engagement and disease management, and may also be well-positioned within their
respective social networks to propagate health messages.