A meta-analysis of factors related to health information seeking : an integration from six theoretical frameworks

• Main Authors: Ou, Mengxue, Ho, Shirley S.
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Social sciences::Communication; Health Information Seeking; Meta-Analysis; Effect Sizes; Subgroup Analysis
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/153059
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Prior studies have investigated the antecedents of Health Information Seeking (HIS) using different theoretical frameworks, whereas the inconsistencies in the reported findings warrant a more comprehensive synthesis of this body of knowledge. This meta-analysis identified 12 major antecedents of HIS...