title: Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors' Perspectives on Their Internet Use for Seeking Information on Healthy Eating and Exercise.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors' internet use in seeking healthy lifestyle behavior (HLB) information on diet and exercise.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-five AYA cancer survivors participated in focus groups or interviews. Data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most survivors (92%) sought HLB information from internet sources. Key issues included the following: (1) too much information available, (2) information not meeting survivors' unique needs, and (3) concerns about trustworthiness of information.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although AYA cancer survivors use the internet to seek HLB information, internet resources could be modified to better meet the needs of AYA cancer survivors.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah , Salt Lake City, Utah.
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mooney
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah , Salt Lake City, Utah.
authors.forename: Mahasen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Samhouri
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Communication, University of Utah , Salt Lake City, Utah.
authors.forename: Avery
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Holton
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Medicine, Section of Population Science, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , New Brunswick, New Jersey.
authors.forename: Katie A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Devine
authors.affiliation: 4 Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah , Salt Lake City, Utah.|5 Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Huntsman Cancer Institute , Salt Lake City, Utah.
authors.forename: Anne C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Kirchhoff
authors.affiliation: 4 Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah , Salt Lake City, Utah.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah , Salt Lake City, Utah.|5 Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Huntsman Cancer Institute , Salt Lake City, Utah.
authors.forename: Yelena P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D000073116:Cancer Survivors; D000072001:Diet, Healthy; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D057226:Information Seeking Behavior; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D036301:Qualitative Research; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: adherence; healthy lifestyle behavior; information seeking; internet use; qualitative; survivorship