Community desires for an online health information strategy

Abstract

Objective. To determine whether the community's attitudes to components of a community eHealth strategy differ across three different socioeconomic groups.

Design. A survey questionnaire was designed and implemented across three different communities.

Participants and setting. Paper-based surveys were left in community organisations and local health practices in a low socioeconomic community on the outskirts of Ipswich, Queensland (n = 262), a mid-high socioeconomic community in the western suburbs of Brisbane (n = 256) and at a local university (n = 200).

Main outcome measures. Ascribed importance and comfort with proposed components of a …