Health information-seeking behavior in patients with coronary artery disease: Activating methods
1Yeungnam Medical Center, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
Insights
Coronary artery disease patients with low health literacy are less likely to seek health information. Improving health literacy through education and interventions is crucial for better disease management.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Health Behavior Research
- Health Literacy Studies
Background:
- Coronary artery disease (CAD) presents significant global mortality risks, necessitating continuous patient self-management and health information utilization.
- Effective long-term CAD management hinges on patients' ability to access and understand health-related information.
- Understanding health information-seeking behavior is a prerequisite for improving patient engagement in CAD care.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify factors influencing health information-seeking behavior in patients diagnosed with coronary artery disease.
- To investigate the relationship between health literacy levels and the engagement in health information-seeking behaviors among CAD patients.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of data from the 2021 Korea Medical Panel Survey.
- Application of logistic regression analysis to determine predictors of health information-seeking behavior in CAD patients.
Main Results:
- Health information-seeking behavior in CAD patients varies based on demographic characteristics and preferred information sources.
- Significantly lower health literacy was a primary barrier, with patients exhibiting insufficient literacy being far less likely to seek health information (OR, 0.17; 95% CI, 0.09-0.33; p < 0.001).
Conclusions:
- Interventions and educational programs aimed at enhancing health literacy are essential for improving health information-seeking behaviors in CAD patients.
- Targeted strategies to boost health literacy can empower patients to better manage their condition and engage more effectively with health information.
Introduction:
Coronary artery disease (CAD) has a high mortality rate worldwide, and continuous health behavior practice and careful management are required owing to risks such as rapid changes in symptoms and emergency hospitalization. The utilization of health-related information is an important factor for long-term disease management in patients with CAD. For this purpose, an understanding of health information-seeking behavior is needed first.
Methods:
This study analyzed data from the 2021 Korea Medical Panel Survey, and logistic regression analysis was conducted to confirm the factors influencing the health information-seeking behavior of patients with CAD.
Results:
The health information-seeking behavior of patients with CAD differed according to demographic characteristics, and differences in preferred information use were confirmed. Finally, it was identified that insufficient levels of health literacy were a major reason for CAD patients not engaging in health information-seeking behaviors (OR, 0.17; 95% CI, 0.09-0.33; p < 0.001).
Conclusion:
This study suggests that to improve health information-seeking behaviors, the application of education and intervention programs to increase the level of health literacy is necessary.
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