Jennifer Hay

Dr. Jennifer Hay


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Academic Career Length

27Years (2000-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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3 August 2018 in Journal of Health Communication
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XCXuewei Chen
Xuewei Chen
JHJennifer Hay
Jennifer Hay
EWErika A. Waters
Erika A. Waters
MKMarc T. Kiviniemi
Marc T. Kiviniemi
CBCaitlin Biddle
Caitlin Biddle
HOHeather Orom
Heather Orom
There is a need to investigate which health information sources are used and trusted by people with limited health literacy to help identify strategies for addressing knowledge gaps that can contribute to preventable illness. We examined whether health literacy was associated with people’s use of and trust in a range of potential health information sources. Six hundred participants from a GfK Internet survey panel completed an online survey. We assessed health literacy using the Newest Vital Sign, the sources participants used to get health information, and the extent to which participants trusted health information from these sources. We performed multivariable regressions, controlling for demographic characteristics. Lower health literacy was associated with lower odds of using medical websites for health information and with higher odds of using television, social media, and blogs or celebrity webpages. People with lower health literacy were less likely to trust health information from specialist doctors and dentists, but more likely to trust television, social media, blogs/celebrity webpages, friends, and pharmaceutical companies. People with limited health literacy had higher rates of using and trusting sources such as social media and blogs, which might contain lower quality health information compared to information from healthcare professionals. Thus, it might be necessary to enhance the public’s ability to evaluate the quality of health information sources. The results of this study could be used to improve the reach of high-quality health information among people with limited health literacy and thereby increase the effectiveness of health communication programs and campaigns.

1 June 2006 in Preventive Medicine
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JHJennifer Hay
Jennifer Hay
KMKevin D. McCaul
Kevin D. McCaul
RMRenee E. Magnan
Renee E. Magnan

18 October 2004 in Psycho-Oncology
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JHJennifer Hay
Jennifer Hay
TBTamara R. Buckley
Tamara R. Buckley
JOJamie S. Ostroff
Jamie S. Ostroff

20 July 2013 in Quality of Life Research
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TGthe NCI PRO-CTCAE Study Group
the NCI PRO-CTCAE Study Group
JHJennifer Hay
Jennifer Hay
TAThomas M. Atkinson
Thomas M. Atkinson
BRBryce B. Reeve
Bryce B. Reeve
SMSandra A. Mitchell
Sandra A. Mitchell
EBEthan Basch
Ethan Basch

1 November 2009 in Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
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JHJennifer Hay
Jennifer Hay
ECElliot J. Coups
Elliot J. Coups
JFJennifer Ford
Jennifer Ford
MDMarco DiBonaventura
Marco DiBonaventura

1 December 2003 in Journal of Behavioral Medicine
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JHJennifer Hay
Jennifer Hay
JFJennifer S. Ford
Jennifer S. Ford
DKDavid Klein
David Klein
LPLouis H. Primavera
Louis H. Primavera
TBTamara R. Buckley
Tamara R. Buckley
JOJamie S. Ostroff
Jamie S. Ostroff