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Trust in Healthcare: An Information Perspective

Lars Höglund

Swedish School for Library and Information Science, University College, 501 90 BorÂs, Swedenlars.hoglund{at}hb.se

Elena Maceviciute

Swedish School for Library and Information Science, University College, 501 90 BorÂs, Swedenelena.maceviciute{at}hb.se

T. D. Wilson

Swedish School for Library and Information Science, University College, 501 90 BorÂs, Swedentom.wilson{at}hb.se

This article reports on an exploratory analysis of existing data obtained through a national survey carried out in Sweden. The survey questionnaire seeks information on a wide range of issues, including healthcare, library use and Internet use. The analysis presented here explores the relationship among these variables and the concept of trust in healthcare institutions. The results indicate that most of the correlations theoretically suggested were very small and that trust in health institutions in general is high but not strongly related to standard demographic variables found in a general survey of a large population. This exploratory study suggests that more specific indicators of health, experience from health institutions and health-related media exposure are needed to test, in greater depth, the relationships between information exposure, health and attitudes towards health institutions.

Key Words: healthcare • information use • survey data • Sweden • trust

Health Informatics Journal, Vol. 10, No. 1, 37-48 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1460458204040667
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