Health Disparities and the Digital Divide: The Relationship between Communication Inequalities and Quality of Life among Women in a Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study in the United States.
dc.contributor.author | Philbin, Morgan M | |
dc.contributor.author | Parish, Carrigan | |
dc.contributor.author | Pereyra, Margaret | |
dc.contributor.author | Feaster, Daniel J | |
dc.contributor.author | Cohen, Mardge | |
dc.contributor.author | Wingood, Gina | |
dc.contributor.author | Konkle-Parker, Deborah | |
dc.contributor.author | Adedimeji, Adebola | |
dc.contributor.author | Wilson, Tracey E | |
dc.contributor.author | Cohen, Jennifer | |
dc.contributor.author | Goparaju, Lakshmi | |
dc.contributor.author | Adimora, Adaora A | |
dc.contributor.author | Golub, Elizabeth T | |
dc.contributor.author | Metsch, Lisa R | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-07-14T16:54:16Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-07-14T16:54:16Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-06-14 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Philbin MM, Parish C, Pereyra M, Feaster DJ, Cohen M, Wingood G, Konkle-Parker D, Adedimeji A, Wilson TE, Cohen J, Goparaju L, Adimora AA, Golub ET, Metsch LR. Health Disparities and the Digital Divide: The Relationship between Communication Inequalities and Quality of Life among Women in a Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study in the United States. J Health Commun. 2019;24(4):405-412. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2019.1630524. Epub 2019 Jun 14. PMID: 31198091; PMCID: PMC6620144. | en_US |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1087-0415 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/10810730.2019.1630524 | |
dc.identifier.pmid | 31198091 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/10496 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Communication inequalities can affect health-seeking behaviors yet the relationship between Internet use and overall health is inconclusive. Communication-related inequalities vary by race/ethnicity and SES but existing research primarily includes middle-class Whites. We therefore examined the relationship between communication-related inequalities-measured by daily Internet use-and health-related quality of life (QOL) using a nationwide prospective cohort study in the United States that consists of primarily low income, minority women. Methods: We examined Internet use and QOL among participants in the Women's Interagency HIV Study. Data collection occurred from October 2014-September 2015 in Chicago, New York, Washington DC, San Francisco, Atlanta, Chapel Hill, Birmingham/Jackson and Miami. We used multi-variable analyses to examine the relationship between daily Internet use and QOL. Results: The sample of 1,915 women was 73% African American and 15% Hispanic; 53% reported an annual income of ≤$12,000. Women with daily Internet use reported a higher QOL at six months, as did women with at least a high school diploma, income >$12,000, and non-White race; older women and those with reported drug use, depressive symptoms and loneliness had lower QOL. Conclusions: Overcoming communication inequalities may be one pathway through which to improve overall QOL and address public health priorities. Reducing communication-related inequalities-e.g, by providing reliable Internet access-and thus improving access to health promoting information, may lead to improved health outcomes. | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.relation.url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10810730.2019.1630524?journalCode=uhcm20 | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | * |
dc.title | Health Disparities and the Digital Divide: The Relationship between Communication Inequalities and Quality of Life among Women in a Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study in the United States. | en_US |
dc.type | Article/Review | en_US |
dc.source.journaltitle | Journal of health communication | en_US |
dc.source.volume | 24 | |
dc.source.issue | 4 | |
dc.source.beginpage | 405 | |
dc.source.endpage | 412 | |
dc.source.country | United States | |
dc.source.country | United States | |
dc.source.country | United States | |
dc.source.country | United States | |
dc.source.country | United States | |
dc.source.country | United States | |
dc.source.country | United States | |
dc.source.country | United States | |
dc.source.country | United States | |
dc.source.country | United States | |
dc.source.country | United States | |
dc.source.country | United States | |
dc.source.country | United States | |
dc.source.country | United States | |
dc.source.country | United States | |
dc.source.country | United States | |
dc.source.country | United States | |
dc.source.country | United States | |
dc.description.version | AM | en_US |
refterms.dateFOA | 2023-07-14T16:54:17Z | |
html.description.abstract | Background: Communication inequalities can affect health-seeking behaviors yet the relationship between Internet use and overall health is inconclusive. Communication-related inequalities vary by race/ethnicity and SES but existing research primarily includes middle-class Whites. We therefore examined the relationship between communication-related inequalities-measured by daily Internet use-and health-related quality of life (QOL) using a nationwide prospective cohort study in the United States that consists of primarily low income, minority women. Methods: We examined Internet use and QOL among participants in the Women's Interagency HIV Study. Data collection occurred from October 2014-September 2015 in Chicago, New York, Washington DC, San Francisco, Atlanta, Chapel Hill, Birmingham/Jackson and Miami. We used multi-variable analyses to examine the relationship between daily Internet use and QOL. Results: The sample of 1,915 women was 73% African American and 15% Hispanic; 53% reported an annual income of ≤$12,000. Women with daily Internet use reported a higher QOL at six months, as did women with at least a high school diploma, income >$12,000, and non-White race; older women and those with reported drug use, depressive symptoms and loneliness had lower QOL. Conclusions: Overcoming communication inequalities may be one pathway through which to improve overall QOL and address public health priorities. Reducing communication-related inequalities-e.g, by providing reliable Internet access-and thus improving access to health promoting information, may lead to improved health outcomes. | |
dc.description.institution | SUNY Downstate | en_US |
dc.description.department | Infectious Diseases | en_US |
dc.description.degreelevel | N/A | en_US |
dc.identifier.journal | Journal of health communication |