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Gone online for health information
Used mobile apps related to health
Read or watched someone else's health story online
Looked for people with similar concerns online
Connected to health providers online
Key Finding 1
Figure 1. Reported use of online health resources
Percent of 14- to 22-year-olds who say they have:
Source: Hopelab/Well Being Trust Teens and Young Adults Survey,
February-March 2018. N=1,337 young people ages 14-22.
Key Findings
Teens (14- to 17-year-olds) and young adults (18- to 22-year-olds)
describe making extensive use of a wide range of digital resources
to access health information, tools, peer support, and providers
online.
64%
61%
39%
20%
87%
• Nearly nine out of ten (87%) teens and young adults say they
have gone online for health information: the top five topics
searched are fitness (63%), nutrition (52%), stress (44%),
anxiety (42%), and depression (39%).
• Nearly two-thirds (64%) say they have used mobile apps related
to health, including for fitness, sleep, meditation, and medica-
tion reminders.
• The majority (61%) say they have read, listened to, or watched
other people share about their health experiences online,
whether in podcasts, TED talks, or YouTube videos.
• About four in ten (39%) say they have gone online to try to find
people with health conditions similar to their own, using
methods such as participating in online forums or closed social
media groups on specific issues, doing hashtag searches on
social media, or following people with similar health conditions.
• One in five (20%) young people report having connected with
health providers online, through tools like online messaging,
apps, texting, and video chat.
