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Consumerism in online health information search and self‐tracking devices




TekijätErtiö Titiana, Räsänen Pekka

KustantajaWiley

Julkaisuvuosi2019

JournalInternational Journal of Consumer Studies

Vuosikerta43

Numero4

Aloitussivu245

Lopetussivu252

eISSN1470-6431

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1111/ijcs.12504

Verkko-osoitehttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ijcs.12504

Rinnakkaistallenteen osoitehttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/42012708


Tiivistelmä

The Internet hosts a plethora of health information and has become a popular source users turn to when looking up information. Nonetheless, the existence of this wealth of online health information generates challenges related to access and user skills. Whereas previous studies surveyed a cross‐section of users, our aim is to complement them with a population‐level study. We use nationally representative data collected by Statistics Finland between 2006 and 2016 to investigate the extent to which online health information search and use of self‐tracking devices associate with social, economic and demographic factors. We have used descriptive statistics and logistic regressions to show that, in 2016, disparities still existed in how Finns make use of the health information found online as well as appropriate new devices such as self‐tracking devices.


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