Contributing Factors to the Use of Health-Related Websites
Journal of Health CommunicationPublished 1 March 2006
Traci Hong
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Of the credibility dimensions, trust/expertise and depth were significant predictors of intention to revisit a site in both searches, and fairness and goodwill were nonsignificant predictors in both searched.
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This study explicates the influence of audience factors on website credibility and the subsequent effect that credibility has on the intention to revisit a site. It does so in an experimental setting in which participants were given two health-related search tasks. Reliance on the web for health-related information positively influenced website credibility in both searches. Knowledge was a significant predictor for the search task that required more cognitive ability. Of the credibility dimensions, trust/expertise and depth were significant predictors of intention to revisit a site in both searches. Fairness and goodwill were nonsignificant predictors in both searches.
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