Park, Daniel Y.Goering, Elizabeth M.2017-03-082017-03-082016Park, D. Y., & Goering, E. M. (2016). The Health-Related Uses and Gratifications of YouTube: Motive, Cognitive Involvement, Online Activity, and Sense of Empowerment. Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet, 20(1–2), 52–70. https://doi.org/10.1080/15398285.2016.1167580https://hdl.handle.net/1805/12025To better understand the utility of YouTube as a health communication medium, this study utilizes Uses and Gratifications Theory to examine a relationship among motives for health-related YouTube use, cognitive involvement with health information on YouTube, post-exposure online activity, and health-related sense of empowerment. Surveys were analyzed from 263 participants who reported using YouTube for health-related reasons. Results revealed specific motives for health-related YouTube use and a significant relationship among the variables. Implications for how health care professionals could use YouTube for communicating with users about health-related topics and empowering them in health care are discussed.enPublisher Policycognitive involvementhealth-related sense of empowermentonline activityArticle