Korean Americans' Prescription Drug Information Seeking and Evaluation and Use of Different Information Sources

    Authors

    J. Huh; D. E. DeLorme; L. N. Reid;J. Kim

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Health Commun.

    Keywords

    NATIONAL TRENDS SURVEY; HEALTH-SERVICES UTILIZATION; ASIAN-AMERICANS; UNITED-STATES; CANCER INFORMATION; ETHNIC-DIFFERENCES; ALTERNATIVE; MEDICINE; INSURANCE COVERAGE; OLDER-ADULTS; CARE; Communication; Information Science & Library Science

    Abstract

    This study examined Korean Americans' prescription drug information seeking, evaluation and use of different information sources, and communication with physicians, and compared the findings with those from the White American population. The results suggest that although Korean and White Americans were similar in extent of drug information seeking, Korean Americans tended to experience relatively greater difficulty finding information. Regarding perceived source usefulness, Korean Americans were significantly more likely to perceive higher usefulness in mass media and direct-to-consumer advertising sources than were Whites. Korean Americans were also more likely to use fewer sources, and less likely to use mass media and printed materials in drug information seeking. However, the hypothesized in-group source preference by Korean Americans was not found.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Health Communication

    Volume

    18

    Issue/Number

    5

    Publication Date

    1-1-2013

    Document Type

    Review

    Language

    English

    First Page

    498

    Last Page

    526

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000318353200003

    ISSN

    1081-0730

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