APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
The Effect of Waiting for Medical Test Results on Health Information Seeking Behavior
- Val Wongsomboon
University of Florida - Lua Davis
University of Florida - Gregory Webster
University of Florida - James Shepperd
University of Florida
Abstract
We examined people’s health information seeking when they had to wait for test results. At shorter delays, longer waiting time was related to higher likelihood to get tested for a hypothetical disease. However, at longer delays, longer waiting time was related to lower likelihood to get tested.
Judgment and Decision Making
