정보관리학회지 (Journal of the Korean Society for information Management)

  • 제29권3호
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  • Pages.61-77
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  • 2012
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  • 1013-0799(pISSN)
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  • 2586-2073(eISSN)
한국정보관리학회 (Korean Society for Information Management)
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인터넷에서의 건강정보공유: 성별과 나이의 영향을 중심으로

Health Information Sharing on the Web: The Influences of Age and Gender

  • Kim, Ji-Hyun (Department of Library and Information Science, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Lee, Jung-A (College of Sciences in Education, Yonsei University)
  • 투고 : 2012.05.19
  • 심사 : 2012.09.12
  • 발행 : 2012.09.30
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이 연구는 인터넷 사용자들의 건강정보 웹사이트에서 정보공유내용과 인구통계학적인 특징이 건강정보 공유행동에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 건강정보 웹사이트 토론방에 있는 메시지 중에서 1,042개를 임의로 선택하여 내용분석한 결과, 건강정보 웹사이트 회원들은 서로간 감정적인 공감과 정보제공, 그리고 관계형성에 적극적인 것으로 나타났다. 건강정보 웹사이트 회원 중 2/3는 루게릭병에 대한 자신들의 생각과 감정을 나누었고, 루게릭병을 가진 타인과의 관계형성에 노력한 회원은 1/4 정도였다. 절반 정도의 회원들은 적극적으로 다른 회원의 질문에 답하였다. 이 연구는 전체적으로 분석했을때 나이와 성별에 의한 정보공유의 효과는 없었지만, 50대 남성의 경우 다른 사람들에 대한 질문에 대한 대답이나 자신의 삶에 대한 관리에 다른 연령대 그룹보다 더욱 적극적인 모습을 보였다.

This study investigated what web users share on a health website and how the demographic characteristics of users reflect health information sharing behavior. By using a content analysis method, this study analyzed 1,042 randomly chosen messages in the discussion board of a health website. The results revealed that the health website users emotionally supported other users, provided health information, and built relationships between them. Two third of the health website users shared his/her thoughts or feelings about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) on the health website and one fourth of the health website users connected with others who had ALS. A half of the users actively provided information as a direct response to a question. No significant differences were discerned with regard to total posting frequency by age and gender effect. However, the male users in the 50s answered questions to others more actively and tried to manage their life better than the other age groups.

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