The role of online health information for individuals with health anxiety > Wave 4
Longitudinal Wave
General Information
Title
Wave 4
Project Number
125.4
Abstract
This is the fourth wave in a study to investigate the relationship between health anxiety and searching for health information on the internet.
Longitudinal Type
Longitudinal Wave
Begin date
02-06-2014
End date
30-06-2014
Researcher
Hartmann, T., Tanis, M., Baumgartner, S.E.
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2014 CentERdata
Funding Organization
CentERdata
MESS Project
MESS Project
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-z6w-6vy7
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label | Variable Type |
|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of the household member encrypted | preloaded |
| ke14d_m | Year and month of the field work period | constructed |
| ke14d001 | In the past two months, how often did you look for information on the internet about a specific health or medical problem that you had or thought you had? | directly measured |
| ke14d002 | Please indicate what kind of information you have been looking for online for yourself in the past two months (multiple answers possible). - a specific disease or medical problem | directly measured |
| ke14d003 | Please indicate what kind of information you have been looking for online for yourself in the past two months (multiple answers possible). - a medical treatment or procedure | directly measured |
| ke14d004 | Please indicate what kind of information you have been looking for online for yourself in the past two months (multiple answers possible). - medicines | directly measured |
| ke14d005 | Please indicate what kind of information you have been looking for online for yourself in the past two months (multiple answers possible). - alternative treatments or medicines | directly measured |
| ke14d006 | Please indicate what kind of information you have been looking for online for yourself in the past two months (multiple answers possible). - diet, nutrition, vitamins, or nutritional supplements | directly measured |
| ke14d007 | Please indicate what kind of information you have been looking for online for yourself in the past two months (multiple answers possible). - problems with drugs or alcohol | directly measured |
| ke14d008 | Please indicate what kind of information you have been looking for online for yourself in the past two months (multiple answers possible). - depression, anxiety, stress or mental health issues | directly measured |
| ke14d009 | Please indicate what kind of information you have been looking for online for yourself in the past two months (multiple answers possible). - environmental health hazards or climate change | directly measured |
| ke14d010 | Please indicate what kind of information you have been looking for online for yourself in the past two months (multiple answers possible). - sexual health | directly measured |
| ke14d011 | Please indicate what kind of information you have been looking for online for yourself in the past two months (multiple answers possible). - a particular doctor or hospital | directly measured |
| ke14d012 | Please indicate what kind of information you have been looking for online for yourself in the past two months (multiple answers possible). - dental health | directly measured |
| ke14d013 | If you were looking for health information for yourself in the past two months, how often did you spend time on... health websites | directly measured |
| ke14d014 | If you were looking for health information for yourself in the past two months, how often did you spend time on... blogs | directly measured |
| ke14d015 | If you were looking for health information for yourself in the past two months, how often did you spend time on... forums | directly measured |
| ke14d016 | If you were looking for health information for yourself in the past two months, how often did you spend time on... chat rooms | directly measured |
| ke14d017 | If you were looking for health information for yourself in the past two months, how often did you spend time on... social media such as Twitter or Facebook | directly measured |
| ke14d018 | If you were looking for health information for yourself in the past two months, how often did you spend time on... search engines such as Google or Internet Explorer | directly measured |
| ke14d019 | In the past two months, how often did you post a message or question about your own health... through health websites | directly measured |
| ke14d020 | In the past two months, how often did you post a message or question about your own health... through blogs | directly measured |
| ke14d021 | In the past two months, how often did you post a message or question about your own health... through forums | directly measured |
| ke14d022 | In the past two months, how often did you post a message or question about your own health... through chat rooms | directly measured |
| ke14d023 | In the past two months, how often did you post a message or question about your own health... through social media such as Twitter or Facebook | directly measured |
| ke14d024 | If you think about the past two months, how did you feel after you had searched for health information on the internet? | directly measured |
| ke14d025 | I felt... overwhelmed by the amount of information I found. | directly measured |
| ke14d026 | I felt... eager to share the information I found with others. | directly measured |
| ke14d027 | I felt... confused by the information I found. | directly measured |
| ke14d028 | I felt... relieved or comforted by the information I found. | directly measured |
| ke14d029 | I felt... frustrated by a lack of information or an inability to find the information I was looking for. | directly measured |
| ke14d030 | I felt... confident to raise new questions or concerns with my doctor. | directly measured |
| ke14d031 | I felt... frightened by the information I found online. | directly measured |
| ke14d032 | I felt... reassured that I could make appropriate decisions about my health. | directly measured |
| ke14d071 | I currently have no temporary illness or physical complaint and I also have not had this recently. | directly measured |
| ke14d072 | I currently have a temporary illness or physical complaint | directly measured |
| ke14d073 | I currently have a chronic illness or physical complaint | directly measured |
| ke14d074 | I have had an illness or physical complaint recently | directly measured |
| ke14d075 | Other, namely... | directly measured |
| ke14d076 | Other, namely... | directly measured |
| ke14d033 | In the past two months, how often did you visit a doctor for your own health? | directly measured |
| ke14d034 | How good do you think the doctor was during your last visit... in making a correct diagnosis? | directly measured |
| ke14d035 | How good do you think the doctor was during your last visit... in giving emotional support? | directly measured |
| ke14d036 | How good do you think the doctor was during your last visit... in providing the required information? | directly measured |
| ke14d037 | How good do you think the doctor was during your last visit... in finding an effective treatment? | directly measured |
| ke14d038 | Think about your last visit to the doctor. Did you search the internet for information about your health before you made this visit? | directly measured |
| ke14d039 | Doctors only think of what’s best for me. | directly measured |
| ke14d040 | I have full confidence in doctors. | directly measured |
| ke14d041 | I do not worry to delegate the responsibility for my health to doctors. | directly measured |
| ke14d042 | I have full confidence in the decision of doctors about what treatment is best for me. | directly measured |
| ke14d043 | Choose the statement that applies to you most. | directly measured |
| ke14d044 | 2 out of 18 - Choose the statement that applies to you most. | directly measured |
| ke14d045 | 3 out of 18 - Choose the statement that applies to you most. | directly measured |
| ke14d046 | 4 out of 18 - Choose the statement that applies to you most. | directly measured |
| ke14d047 | 5 out of 18 - Choose the statement that applies to you most. | directly measured |
| ke14d048 | 6 out of 18 - Choose the statement that applies to you most. | directly measured |
| ke14d049 | 7 out of 18 - Choose the statement that applies to you most. | directly measured |
| ke14d050 | 8 out of 18 - Choose the statement that applies to you most. | directly measured |
| ke14d051 | 9 out of 18 - Choose the statement that applies to you most. | directly measured |
| ke14d052 | 10 out of 18 - Choose the statement that applies to you most. | directly measured |
| ke14d053 | 11 out of 18 - Choose the statement that applies to you most. | directly measured |
| ke14d054 | 12 out of 18 - Choose the statement that applies to you most. | directly measured |
| ke14d055 | 13 out of 18 - Choose the statement that applies to you most. If I notice an unexplained bodily sensation... | directly measured |
| ke14d056 | 14 out of 18 - Choose the statement that applies to you most. | directly measured |
| ke14d057 | 15 out of 18 - If I had a serious illness... | directly measured |
| ke14d058 | 16 out of 18 - If I developed a serious illness... | directly measured |
| ke14d059 | 17 out of 18 - A serious illness would… | directly measured |
| ke14d060 | 18 out of 18 - If I had a serious illness... | directly measured |
| ke14d061 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| ke14d062 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| ke14d063 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| ke14d064 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| ke14d065 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| ke14d066 | Starting date questionnaire | constructed |
| ke14d067 | Starting time questionnaire | constructed |
| ke14d068 | End date questionnaire | constructed |
| ke14d069 | End time questionnaire | constructed |
| ke14d070 | Duration in seconds | derived |
Questions
Questionnaire: Health anxiety wave 4
The questionnaire was administered in Dutch.
Browse Health anxiety wave 4Response Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 8,045 (100%)Non-response: 1,639 (20.4%)
Response: 6,406 (79.6%)
Complete: 6,373 (79.2%)
Incomplete: 33 (0.4%)
Collection Events
Period
02-06-2014 to 30-06-2014
Sample
panel members of 16 years and older
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.