APS
2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022
Why Do People Avoid Health Information: A Qualitative Analysis
- Sheemrun Ranjan
University of California, Merced - Raven Burton
University of California, Merced - Evelyn Rodarte
University of California, Merced - William Meese
University of California, Merced - Angela Johnson
University of California, Merced - Bianca Hinojosa
University of California, Merced - Jennifer Howell
University of California, Merced
Abstract
We conducted a qualitative analysis, coding open-ended text response data, to examine explanations people give after deciding to avoid disease risk feedback. The most common reasons given were: preference for a different information source, previous awareness of disease risk information, and general unwantedness of the risk information.
Decision Making
