TY - JOUR
T1 - Preferences in trust regarding the provision of cancer information among adults
AU - Williams, Joni S.
AU - Fong-Gurzinsky, Jacob
AU - Nagavally, Sneha
AU - Walker, Rebekah J.
AU - Asan, Onur
AU - Ozieh, Mukoso N.
AU - Egede, Leonard E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021
PY - 2021/8
Y1 - 2021/8
N2 - Background:: Disparities associated with trust in health information exist warranting a need for research assessing this relationship among adults. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess trust of cancer information among U.S. adults. Methods:: A weighted sample of 237,670,167 adults from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) from 2011-2014 was used for the analyses. Dependent variables were dichotomized answers to whether individuals trusted information from family/friends, the internet, or a doctor. Independent variables included age, sex, region, race/ethnicity, and cancer diagnosis to investigate associations between demographic factors and differences in trust. Logistic regression was run using R survey package. Results:: There were statistically significant differences in trust based on race/ethnicity, age, and cancer diagnosis. Minorities were less likely to trust information from a doctor, with Hispanics more likely to trust information from the internet (OR=1.8 (95% CI 1.36,2.43)), and Non-Hispanic Blacks trusting information from family and friends (OR=1.5 (95% CI 1.06, 2.13)). Adults ≥45 years of age were less likely to trust the doctor ‘a lot’ (45-64 years: OR=0.6 (95% CI 0.50, 0.83); 65+ years (OR=0.7 (95% CI 0.54, 0.92)), but more likely to not trust information from family and friends or the internet. Patients with cancer were more likely to trust information from a doctor ‘a lot’ (78%; p=0.01). Discussion: Significant differences in preferences regarding trust in cancer information occurred based on sociodemographic characteristics. Conclusion:: These finding suggest targeting specific population subgroups for information from sources they trust could be helpful in reducing disparities in trust.
AB - Background:: Disparities associated with trust in health information exist warranting a need for research assessing this relationship among adults. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess trust of cancer information among U.S. adults. Methods:: A weighted sample of 237,670,167 adults from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) from 2011-2014 was used for the analyses. Dependent variables were dichotomized answers to whether individuals trusted information from family/friends, the internet, or a doctor. Independent variables included age, sex, region, race/ethnicity, and cancer diagnosis to investigate associations between demographic factors and differences in trust. Logistic regression was run using R survey package. Results:: There were statistically significant differences in trust based on race/ethnicity, age, and cancer diagnosis. Minorities were less likely to trust information from a doctor, with Hispanics more likely to trust information from the internet (OR=1.8 (95% CI 1.36,2.43)), and Non-Hispanic Blacks trusting information from family and friends (OR=1.5 (95% CI 1.06, 2.13)). Adults ≥45 years of age were less likely to trust the doctor ‘a lot’ (45-64 years: OR=0.6 (95% CI 0.50, 0.83); 65+ years (OR=0.7 (95% CI 0.54, 0.92)), but more likely to not trust information from family and friends or the internet. Patients with cancer were more likely to trust information from a doctor ‘a lot’ (78%; p=0.01). Discussion: Significant differences in preferences regarding trust in cancer information occurred based on sociodemographic characteristics. Conclusion:: These finding suggest targeting specific population subgroups for information from sources they trust could be helpful in reducing disparities in trust.
KW - Adults
KW - Cancer
KW - HINTS
KW - Information
KW - Trust
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jnma.2021.03.003
DO - 10.1016/j.jnma.2021.03.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 33814180
AN - SCOPUS:85104148941
SN - 0027-9684
VL - 113
SP - 457
EP - 464
JO - Journal of the National Medical Association
JF - Journal of the National Medical Association
IS - 4
ER -