Internet use and seeking health information online in Ireland: demographic characteristics and mental health characteristics of users and non-users

Author: Gallagher S; Tedstone Doherty D; Moran R; Kartalova-O'Doherty Y;HRB

Publication Year: 2008

Contents

List of tables and figures
Summary
1. Introduction
1.1 ICT policy and the digital divide
1.2 E-health
1.3 Internet use and online health seeking
1.4 The Internet and mental health
1.5 Willingness to use online health resources
1.6 Aims and objectives
2. Method
2.1 Respondents
2.2 Measures
2.3 Procedures and ethics
2.4 Data analysis
3. Results
3.1 Extent of Internet use: demographic characteristics and self-reported mental health status
3.2 Extent of Internet use: logistic regression
3.3 Extent of online health seeking by Internet users: demographic characteristics and self-reported mental health status
3.4 Extent of online health seeking by Internet users: logistic regression
3.5 Willingness to use the Internet as a source of information on health: demographic characteristics and self-reported mental health status
3.6 Willingness to use the Internet as a source of information on health: logistic regression
4. Discussion and conclusions
4.1 Internet use in Ireland - a summary of findings
4.2 The mental health of internet users - a summary of findings
4.3 Increasing Internet access - the provision of broadband
4.4 Training and education
4.5 E-inclusion
4.6 The Internet and health information - opportunities and challenges
4.7 Future research
4.8 Limitations
4.9 Conclusions
References
Appendix: Recent publications in the Health Research Board Series

Format	Download
Keywords	internet, mental health
Publisher	HRB
Classification	internet
ISSN	20090242
Series	HRB Research Series
Pages	64
Categories:	Reports, Irish Content
External Link	http://www.hrb.ie/