2022/05/26 by Shelly R. Hovick, Nancy Rhodes, Elisabeth Bigsby +2 · 1 voice
Health Professions · Arts and Humanities · #Health Literacy and Information Accessibility #Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare #Media Influence and Health
paper · doi:10.1080/17538068.2022.2076549
openalex publication_date 2022/05/26 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
BACKGROUND: Based on the integrative model of behavioral prediction, we examined predictors of heart disease information seeking. We also examined demographic and individual factors associated with seeking-related perceived norms, attitudes, and perceived behavioral control. METHODS: Non-Hispanic White and Black participants, aged 45 and older, completed a cross sectional online survey (N = 383). Stepwise logistic and multiple linear regression models were tested to assess study hypotheses, as well as tests of indirect effects. RESULTS: <.05). Indirect effects of distal variables (race, heart disease risk, perceived heart disease susceptibility and information engagement orientation) on information seeking were also detected via perceived norms. CONCLUSIONS: Our results provide support for the integrative model as a framework for predicting information seeking, but further highlight the important role of distal predictors and perceived norms on heart disease seeking intentions. When communicating to promote heart disease information acquisition, communicators should pay particular attention to promoting information seeking as a normative behavior, particularly among those who perceive a lower risk of heart disease and who may be less engaged with health information more generally.