Comparing cancer information needs for consumers in the US and China

Zongcheng Ji; Yaoyun Zhang; Jun Xu; Xiaoling Chen; Yonghui Wu; Hua Xu

doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-830-3-126

Comparing cancer information needs for consumers in the US and China

Zongcheng Ji, Yaoyun Zhang, Jun Xu, Xiaoling Chen, Yonghui Wu, Hua Xu

Biostatistics

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10 Scopus citations

Abstract

Due to the differences in environments and cultures, consumers seeking cancer information in various regions of the world may have diverse needs. This study compares the cancer information needs for consumers in the US and China. Specifically, we first collected 1,000 cancer-related questions from Yahoo! Answers and Baidu Zhidao, respectively. Then, we developed a taxonomy of health information needs and manually classified the questions using the taxonomy. Finally, we analyzed the characteristics of information needs from consumers in both countries and summarized the differences between them. Our study demonstrated that although there are some common needs between consumers in the US and China, there are several significant differences between the two countries: the Chinese consumers are more likely to seek diagnosis and treatment online, while the US consumers prefer to seek common medical knowledge online.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	MEDINFO 2017
Subtitle of host publication	Precision Healthcare through Informatics - Proceedings of the 16th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics
Editors	Zhao Dongsheng, Adi V. Gundlapalli, Jaulent Marie-Christine
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	126-130
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781614998297
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-830-3-126
State	Published - 2017
Event	16th World Congress of Medical and Health Informatics: Precision Healthcare through Informatics, MedInfo 2017 - Hangzhou, China Duration: Aug 21 2017 → Aug 25 2017

Publication series

Name	Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume	245
ISSN (Print)	0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)	1879-8365

Conference

Conference	16th World Congress of Medical and Health Informatics: Precision Healthcare through Informatics, MedInfo 2017
Country/Territory	China
City	Hangzhou
Period	8/21/17 → 8/25/17

Keywords

Cancer
Consumer health informatics
Information needs
Taxonomy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biomedical Engineering
Health Informatics
Health Information Management

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Ji, Z., Zhang, Y., Xu, J., Chen, X., Wu, Y., & Xu, H. (2017). Comparing cancer information needs for consumers in the US and China. In Z. Dongsheng, A. V. Gundlapalli, & J. Marie-Christine (Eds.), MEDINFO 2017: Precision Healthcare through Informatics - Proceedings of the 16th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics (pp. 126-130). (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 245). IOS Press. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-830-3-126

Comparing cancer information needs for consumers in the US and China. / Ji, Zongcheng; Zhang, Yaoyun; Xu, Jun et al.
MEDINFO 2017: Precision Healthcare through Informatics - Proceedings of the 16th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics. ed. / Zhao Dongsheng; Adi V. Gundlapalli; Jaulent Marie-Christine. IOS Press, 2017. p. 126-130 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 245).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Ji, Z, Zhang, Y, Xu, J, Chen, X, Wu, Y & Xu, H 2017, Comparing cancer information needs for consumers in the US and China. in Z Dongsheng, AV Gundlapalli & J Marie-Christine (eds), MEDINFO 2017: Precision Healthcare through Informatics - Proceedings of the 16th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, vol. 245, IOS Press, pp. 126-130, 16th World Congress of Medical and Health Informatics: Precision Healthcare through Informatics, MedInfo 2017, Hangzhou, China, 8/21/17. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-830-3-126

Ji Z, Zhang Y, Xu J, Chen X, Wu Y, Xu H. Comparing cancer information needs for consumers in the US and China. In Dongsheng Z, Gundlapalli AV, Marie-Christine J, editors, MEDINFO 2017: Precision Healthcare through Informatics - Proceedings of the 16th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics. IOS Press. 2017. p. 126-130. (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics). doi: 10.3233/978-1-61499-830-3-126

Ji, Zongcheng ; Zhang, Yaoyun ; Xu, Jun et al. / Comparing cancer information needs for consumers in the US and China. MEDINFO 2017: Precision Healthcare through Informatics - Proceedings of the 16th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics. editor / Zhao Dongsheng ; Adi V. Gundlapalli ; Jaulent Marie-Christine. IOS Press, 2017. pp. 126-130 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics).

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