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Title: | Health information seeking behaviour using mobile devices among people with diabetes: A comparison between Middle and high income country | Authors: | Lee, J.W.Y. Theng, Y.-L. Lee, S.W.H. |
Keywords: | cross-sectional survey health-seeking behaviour m-health Type 2 diabetes |
Issue Date: | 2020 | Publisher: | SAGE Publications Inc. | Citation: | Lee, J.W.Y., Theng, Y.-L., Lee, S.W.H. (2020). Health information seeking behaviour using mobile devices among people with diabetes: A comparison between Middle and high income country. Digital Health 6. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1177/2055207620956457 | Rights: | Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International | Abstract: | Objective: The internet has become a primary source of information for many individuals especially those with chronic diseases. This study aims to understand and compare the health seeking behaviour using mobile devices among individuals with diabetes and between a high (Singapore) and middle (Malaysia) income country. Methods: A cross sectional survey was conducted among people with diabetes in Malaysia and Singapore. Participants attending the primary health clinic for the treatment of diabetes were approached to participate in this survey. Data on demographics, health status and beliefs to health were collected and compared. Results: A total of 673 respondents were included in the study. Most of the respondents reported to have access to the Internet, with a high ownership of mobile phones (99.3%). However, only one in every three respondents sought information online. Younger individuals (?50 years) and those with higher education more likely to seek information using mobile devices. Respondents in Singapore reported to be more likely to use mobile devices to monitor their health as compared to respondents in Malaysia. However, most respondents would seek health information from their healthcare professionals’ especially physicians. Conclusion: There was limited differences in the health-seeking behaviour among the respondents from both countries, suggesting for a need to identify for more effective means of distribution of health related information. © The Author(s) 2020. | Source Title: | Digital Health | URI: | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/197352 | ISSN: | 20552076 | DOI: | 10.1177/2055207620956457 | Rights: | Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International |
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