莊媖智DIANA ALMA TAYA2026-05-072026-05-072022-06-27https://handle.ncl.edu.tw/11296/j2dh9ghttps://203.71.86.71/handle/123456789/10686口試委員：莊媖智 CHUANG YING-CHIH ;黃俊豪 HUANG JIUN-HAU;莊坤洋 CHUANG KUN-YANG 網際網路,開放日期為2022-07-14The Internet has fundamentally changed the way we gather health information. This has created an opportunity to examine how Americans use the Internet to search for information. However, there are limited studies on the health outcomes for individuals who engage in internet use for health information. This study aimed to examine the association between internet use for health information and health outcomes by analyzing nationally representative data from the 2020 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS). Multivariate logistic regression models examined the odds of having a poor self-rated health score and worse chronic health conditions based on social media use for health information and electronic means use for health information. In addition, the moderating effects of gender, race, and SES were examined for the health outcomes. No significant results were found for the association between social media use for health information and health outcomes. However, participants who had high use of electronic means for health information had a higher likelihood of having worse chronic health conditions (OR=1.457, 95% CI=1.217-1.743). Analysis of the moderating effects of gender, race, and SES resulted in no significant associations. Electronic means for health information amongst participants with high chronic conditions may reflect a need for health care providers to seek more ways to utilize electronic means to improve health outcomes.系所名稱：公共衛生學系碩士班thesis