HINTS Health Information National Trends Survey

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Would you like to get information about cancer by email or the internet? HC-16a
Is there an internet site you especially like? HC-16a01
Specify which internet site you especially like as a source of information about cancer HC-16a02
Please tell me whether you might like to get information about cancer by watching a video cassette? HC-16b
...by listening to an audio cassette? HC-16c
...by reading materials created for you based on your personal lifestyle and family history? HC-16d
...by using an interactive computer CD-ROM that lets you select information you want? HC-16e
...by receiving a telephone call from a health care professional who could talk with you and answer your questions? HC-16f
...by meeting in person with a health care professional? HC-16g
...by reading a book, magazine, or other publication? HC-16h
Is there any other way you'd like to get information about cancer? (SPECIFY) HC-16i
How much would you trust the information about cancer from a doctor or other health professional? HC-18a
...family or friends? HC-18b
...newspapers? HC-18c
...magazines? HC-18d
...the radio? HC-18e
...the Internet? HC-18f
...television? HC-18g
Based on the results of your overall search for information on cancer, tell me how much you agree or disagree with the following statements. You wanted more information, but did not know where to find it. HC-19a
Based on the results of your search for information on cancer from all sources, how much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? It took a lot of effort to get the information you needed. HC-19b CA-14a
...You did not have the time to get all the information you needed. HC-19c
...You felt frustrated during your search for the information. Would you say you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree? HC-19e CA-14b
...You were concerned about the quality of the information. HC-19g CA-14c
...The information you found was too hard to understand. HC-19j CA-14d
...You were satisfied with the information you found. HC-19k
Have you ever visited an Internet web site to learn specifically about cancer? HC-29 CA-15
How useful was the cancer-related information you got from the Internet? HC-31 CA-16
...had you ever heard of the American Cancer Society? HC-34b HS29
...had you ever heard of the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service? HC-34c CA-21d
...had you ever heard of the 1-800-4-Cancer information number? HC-34e CA-21e
...had you ever heard of Cancer Control of America? HC-34f CA-21i
Have you ever looked for information about cancer from any source? HC-09 CA-08 HC08
Not including your doctor or other health care provider, has someone else ever looked for information about cancer for you? HC-10 CA-09
Who was that? [that looked for information about cancer for you] HC-11 CA-10
What type of information were you looking for in your most recent search? HC-14
Overall, how confident are you that you could get advice or information about cancer if you needed it? HC-15A CA-17
Did you look for information by yourself, by proxy, both or neither? HC-09t CA-09t
Time since last sought cancer information HC-12t CA-11t CA-11t
How many days since you looked for cancer info? HC-12t CA-11t CA-11t
What type of cancer information did you seek? HC-14a
The most recent time you looked for cancer information, where did you go first? HC-13 CA-12 HC11
Imagine that you had a strong need to get information about cancer. Where would you go first? HC-15 CA-18
Have you ever contacted it for information? CA-22
Is there a particular reason that you didn't contact it? CA-23
...had you ever heard of the 1-800-ACS-2345 cancer information number? CA-21h
Were you looking for information on a specific cancer? CA-13 HC10
Were your looking for information on cancer organizations? CA-13 HC10
Were you looking for information on causes of cancer or risk factors for cancer? CA-13 HC10
Were you looking for information on coping with cancer? CA-13 HC10
Were you looking for information on paying for medical care or insurance? CA-13 HC10
Were you looking for information on where to get medical care? CA-13 HC10
Were you looking for other information relate to cancer? CA-13 HC10
Within the past 12 months, have you seen, heard, or read anything about nutrition and cancer? EB-20
Within the past 12 months, have you seen, heard, or read anything about exercise or physical activity and cancer? EB-20
Within the past 12 months, how much have you heard about nutrition and cancer on television? EB-21a
Within the past 12 months, how much have you heard about physical activity or exercise and cancer on television? EB-21a
Within the past 12 months, how much have you heard about nutrition and cancer in newspapers? EB-21b
Within the past 12 months, how much have you heard about physical activity or exercise and cancer in newspapers? EB-21b
Within the past 12 months, how much have you heard about nutrition and cancer in magazines? EB-21c
Within the past 12 months, how much have you heard about physical activity or exercise and cancer in magazines? EB-21c
Within the past 12 months, how much have you heard about nutrition and cancer on the Internet? EB-21d
Within the past 12 months, how much have you heard about physical activity or exercise and cancer on the Internet? EB-21d
Within the past 12 months, how much have you heard about nutrition and cancer from a doctor or other health care professional? EB-21e
Within the past 12 months, how much have you heard about physical activity or exercise and cancer from a doctor or other health care professional? EB-21e
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Brief 16: Trends in Cancer Information SeekingDownload Brief in PDF Format
Cover image of Brief 16The past few decades have witnessed dramatic changes in the health communication and informatics environment.
Aug  2010
 
Brief 12: Hispanics Less Likely to Seek Cancer Information than Non-HispanicsDownload Brief in PDF Format
Cover image of Brief 12Differences in cancer information seeking and information access have the potential to shape health knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and medical decisions, and may contribute to disparities in health outcomes among disadvantaged populations.
Jan  2009
 
Brief 10: Information Support for Cancer Survivors: Cancer information seeking behaviorsDownload Brief in PDF Format
Cover image of Brief 10Many people who have been touched by cancer actively use available resources (e.g., the Internet, health care providers, newspapers, brochures, and magazines) to seek information about the disease.
June  2008
 
Brief 9: Confusion about Cancer Prevention: Association with behaviorDownload Brief in PDF Format
Cover image of Brief 9Because many cancers can be prevented through individual action and lifestyle (e.g., not smoking, eating a healthy diet, exercising, and wearing sunscreen), public understanding of cancer prevention is critical to cancer control.
Jan  2008
 
Brief 8: On-line Communication with Health Care Providers: eHealth behaviors and trendsDownload Brief in PDF Format
Cover image of Brief 8An emerging concept known as "eHealth" seeks to capitalize on the promise of new media technologies to facilitate equal access to timely and credible health information.
Nov  2007
 
Brief 7: Health Communication: Considerations for Developing Effective Health Communication StrategiesDownload Brief in PDF Format
Cover image of Brief 7Effective health communication strategies are increasingly recognized as integral to improving population health.
Aug  2007
 
Brief 1: Cancer Information Seeking BehaviorsDownload Brief in PDF Format
Cover image of Brief 1Almost half of all Americans have sought out information on the disease and its causes, prevention, and treatment.
Dec  2005
 
Published Articles Using HINTS Data

Chou, W.-y.S., Liu, B., Post, S., Hesse, B. 2011Health-related Internet use among cancer survivors: Data from the Health Information National Trends Survey, 2003-2008Journal of Cancer Survivorship  5 (3), pp. 263-270.
Chen CC, Basch CE, Yamada T.  2010An evaluation of colonoscopy use: Implications for health education.J Cancer Educ  25(2):160–65
Kealey E, Berkman CS. 2010The relationship between health information sources and mental models of cancer: findings from the 2005 Health Information National Trends SurveyJournal of Health Communication  15: 1, 236–251
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