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The study reported here explored the broadband digital divide in the context of Internet-based health communication. Inequities in the adoption of broadband technology were examined along with the implications of broadband Internet for personal health. Data from two population-based surveys conducted by the National Cancer Institute in 2003 (N = 6369) and 2005 (N = 5586) were analyzed. Results showed that those who were younger, more educated, and lived in an urban area were more likely to have a broadband Internet connection in their home at both time points. Further, those with a broadband connection, as compared with a dial-up connection, were more likely to report using the Internet to seek health information, e-mail their doctor, purchase medications, and talk with their health care provider about the results of an Internet search. The implications of these findings for the development of health communication theories and campaigns are discussed. |
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Name: International Communication Association
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| Rains, Steve. "Health at High Speed: The Digital Divide, Broadband Internet Access, and Health Communication" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, TBA, San Francisco, CA, May 24, 2007 <Not Available>. 2009-05-24 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p170773_index.html> |
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| Rains, S. , 2007-05-24 "Health at High Speed: The Digital Divide, Broadband Internet Access, and Health Communication" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, TBA, San Francisco, CA Online <PDF>. 2009-05-24 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p170773_index.html |
Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: The study reported here explored the broadband digital divide in the context of Internet-based health communication. Inequities in the adoption of broadband technology were examined along with the implications of broadband Internet for personal health. Data from two population-based surveys conducted by the National Cancer Institute in 2003 (N = 6369) and 2005 (N = 5586) were analyzed. Results showed that those who were younger, more educated, and lived in an urban area were more likely to have a broadband Internet connection in their home at both time points. Further, those with a broadband connection, as compared with a dial-up connection, were more likely to report using the Internet to seek health information, e-mail their doctor, purchase medications, and talk with their health care provider about the results of an Internet search. The implications of these findings for the development of health communication theories and campaigns are discussed. |
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| Broadband Internet and Health Communication 1 Running Head: BROADBAND INTERNET AND HEALTH COMMUNICATION Health at High Speed: Broadband Internet Access Health Communication and the Digital Divide Stephen A. Rains Department of Communication University of Arizona Tucson AZ 85721-0025 srains@email.arizona.edu 520-626-3065 Stephen A. Rains (Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin 2005) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Arizona. Broadband Internet and Health Communication 2 Abstract The study reported here explored the broadband digital |
| used are DSL and cable with typical download speeds of around 1 mega-byte per second (Dutton et al. 2004; Horrigan 2006). The two features that distinguish broadband are the potential to be continuously connected to the Internet and faster download speeds. 3 It was not possible to control for the beliefs variable in the CMIS which consist of an individual’s perception of the “efficacy of various medical procedures associated with the health topic” (Johnson & Meischke 1993 p. 347). |
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