Fatima Baji; Parastoo Parsaei Mohammadi; Abdullah Sobhipour
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Introduction: The main purpose of the current research was to investigate the historical roots of health information seeking behavior filed using the new approach of reference publication year’s spectroscopy in the Scopus database from the beginning to the end of year 2021.Methods: The current ...
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Introduction: The main purpose of the current research was to investigate the historical roots of health information seeking behavior filed using the new approach of reference publication year’s spectroscopy in the Scopus database from the beginning to the end of year 2021.Methods: The current research was conducted using citation analysis and the spectroscopic approach of publication year of sources (RPYS). The sampling method in the present study was census and 1414 documents were extracted from Scopus database in health information seeking behavior area. Data analysis was done using CRExplorer software programResults: 7 book titles and 21 articles were the most co-cited, which shows the influence of articles in the formation of the historical roots of health information seeking behavior filed. This area was influenced by books in the fields of communication and psychology. But little by little, signs of works related to library and information science, health literacy, and research methodology were also observed in co-cited references.Discussion: It can be predicted that the field of health information seeking behavior will take more influence from the field of health and its related theories in the coming years with the increase of publications, thus establishing its position as an emerging field and Regardless of the field of information-seeking behavior, it will gain more than before.
Saeid shirshahi; Maryam Tavosi; Nosrat Riahinia
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Introduction: With the leap in the development of information technology and social media, seeking health information online has become popular. This study endeavors to provide an analysis of users 'health-seeking information behavior in the web environment, based on Bates' developed model.Methods: This ...
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Introduction: With the leap in the development of information technology and social media, seeking health information online has become popular. This study endeavors to provide an analysis of users 'health-seeking information behavior in the web environment, based on Bates' developed model.Methods: This applied study has been done by an analytical survey method. The data collection instrument was an online researcher-made questionnaire (sensitive to the differentiation of respondents) developed with inspiration from the research by Dow and her colleagues, which was enacted by 10 Faculty members of Iranian universities of medical sciences. The sample consisted of 72 individuals with bachelor's degrees and higher who were selected by volunteer sampling method. Non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis and Spearman tests were used.Results: Approximately, 48% of the members of the research sample had a "scrutinizing" approach to their health question and 31% had a "direct and active (searching)" approach according to Bates' developed information model. These two information-seeking approaches were more prevalent (compared to "engineering" and "basic sciences" disciplines) among those who had worked or studied in the field of "social sciences and humanities" for at least one year .There was a significant difference between "occupation" and "online health information-seeking behavior based on the Bates' model". However, there was no significant difference between "age" and "level of education" and their health information-seeking behavior (March 2022).Conclusion: Dow's model (based on the Bates developed seeking information model) can be used and be efficient in the health research to analyze the information seeking behavior of different groups.
Zivar Sabaghinejad; Reza Poursavari; Amin Koraei
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Introduction: Online health information seeking can be related to several factors. The present study was conducted to underline the importance of two factors of uncertainty and cyberchondria.Methods: This study was a descriptive survey in which the study population consisted of students of Ahvaz Jundishapur ...
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Introduction: Online health information seeking can be related to several factors. The present study was conducted to underline the importance of two factors of uncertainty and cyberchondria.Methods: This study was a descriptive survey in which the study population consisted of students of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran, from different academic levels. A sample of 358 individuals was selected and 286 individuals participated in the study. The data collection instruments included three questionnaires whose reliability was recalculated in this study. The online health information seeking questionnaire with alpha of 0.81, uncertainty with 0.85, and cyberchondria with 0.86.Results: Findings showed that the average of online health information seeking among males was higher than in females (the difference was significant). Besides, MD and master students had a higher average than others. There was no significant difference in the mean of uncertainty and cyberchondria in terms of gender and academic levels. There was a significant relationship between online search for health information, uncertainty, and cyberchondria. Using regression, it was found that uncertainty and cyberchondria were the predictors of online search for health information.Conclusion: Uncertainty and skepticism about information, as well as anxiety about facing health information (cyberchondria) increase students' online health information seeking.
Mahboobeh Momtazan; Fatemeh Fahim-Nia; Mohammad Mahboubi; Mohammad Hossein Biglu
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Introduction: Promoting community health and improving health status requires training and clarifying health information seeking behavior in the community. In this regard, due to the caring role parents have in the family, they can play an important role by improving their health information acquisition ...
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Introduction: Promoting community health and improving health status requires training and clarifying health information seeking behavior in the community. In this regard, due to the caring role parents have in the family, they can play an important role by improving their health information acquisition skills. This study aimed to identify the components related to parental health information seeking behavior.Methods: This was a library review study using a hybrid approach. After determining the keywords and searching in internal and external databases, 5574 articles were found. Applying filters and examining the content, the codes were extracted from 22 articles. Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP) indices were used to review the articles, and Shannon entropy table, expert opinion, and kappa coefficient were employed to extract the codes.Results: In this study, 4 main and 12 subcategories were identified. Information needs, sources of information, cognitive factors and barriers to class information acquisition, and health-oriented information as well as child health assessment, conventional and non-conventional sources, social support, communication infrastructure, information validity were among the subcategories.Conclusion: Facilitating the access to credible health-oriented information has a great impact on promoting health literacy and ultimately improving the level of health of individuals, including parents of children under 5 years old. Therefore, considering physical infrastructure, search skills, and individual and social differences as well as health information literacy training are among the factors affecting health promotion and improving its two-way relationship with health-information seeking behavior.
Zivar Sabaghinejad; Fatemeh Baji; Maryam Vejdani
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Introduction: Pregnant women use the Internet to meet their information needs. Despite the contradictory information on the web, the increase in anxiety and its negative effects on fetal growth and maternal health, the importance of online search for health information becomes apparent. Therefore, the ...
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Introduction: Pregnant women use the Internet to meet their information needs. Despite the contradictory information on the web, the increase in anxiety and its negative effects on fetal growth and maternal health, the importance of online search for health information becomes apparent. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine online health information search behavior among pregnant women referred to Fatemeh Alzahra hospital in Ahvaz City, Iran, based on the Davis technology admission model.Methods: The present study was conducted using survey method. The study population consisted of pregnant women referring to Fatemeh Alzahra hospital in year 2019. Based on Cochran's formula, a sample size of 357 people was calculated. The research tool was a researcher-made questionnaire; the initial version of it was prepared with 34 questions. Research data were analyzed using correlation test and regression analysis.Results: Health information seeking behavior among the studied pregnant women was desirable, with an average of higher than 3 in all variables. The variables of convenience, trust, and usefulness at the level of more than 50% explained the attitude and ultimately the search for health information among pregnant women.Conclusion: The pregnant women of current study had the same information needs as other women in domestic and foreign research. An important issue in this regard is the high level of trust in online information, which highlights the need for health centers to pay attention to health education and health information literacy during pregnancy.
Abdolhossein Farajpahlou; Farideh Osareh; Mostafa Fakhrahmad; Leila Dehghani
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Introduction: Although the concept of facet analysis has a long background in the classification and information retrieval systems, the use of facet analysis approach in the current information retrieval systems is associated with drawbacks. One of these drawbacks is the lack of proper attention to the ...
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Introduction: Although the concept of facet analysis has a long background in the classification and information retrieval systems, the use of facet analysis approach in the current information retrieval systems is associated with drawbacks. One of these drawbacks is the lack of proper attention to the user as the main stakeholder of the system. In this study, a method is presented for appropriate facet extraction in the modern information retrieval systems.Methods: In order to perceive the need of users and achieve the facets of gynecology and obstetrics, the contractual content analysis method was employed with a qualitative approach. First, the informational needs of the user group were identified after interviewing 14 specialists in the fields of midwifery and gynecology and obstetrics. Then, the informational needs were classified with the help of specialists in the subject area and a facet was attributed to each stage. An expert group consisting of eight subject-area specialists and eight specialists in knowledge and information science evaluated the efficiency of the facets extracted; this way, the agreement was evaluated based on the total agreement formula.Results: Based on the codes extracted from the interviews related to determining the information needs of stakeholders in the domains of gynecology and obstetrics, 23 facets were identified, 9 of which being identified as proper facets, including age groups, organ, therapeutics, diagnosis, disease, symptoms or finding, risk factor, complication, and prognosis by the experts through receiving a coefficient of agreement above 80%.Conclusion: Facet extraction of the information retrieval systems based on the user-oriented approach converts the facets from general to specialized states. In this case, the facets are different for the users of each specialized domain in the user interface; thus, the specialized user interfaces would be formed.
Nasrin Musarezai; Hasan Ashrafi-Rizi; Leila Shahrzadi
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Introduction: Investigating the health information seeking behavior of users can help librarians to provide appropriate services, and help public libraries to make effective decisions and plans. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the health information seeking behavior of among the ...
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Introduction: Investigating the health information seeking behavior of users can help librarians to provide appropriate services, and help public libraries to make effective decisions and plans. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the health information seeking behavior of among the users of public libraries in Isfahan City, Iran.Methods: In this research with survey method, the statistical population included 6657 users of public libraries in Isfahan City, and the sample size was calculated as 377. The sampling was performed using stratified random sampling method. Data collection tools included a researcher-made Health Information Seeking Behavior questionnaire. The validity of questionnaire was verified by experts in the field of medical library and information science, and its reliability was calculated by Cronbach’s alpha as 0.87. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics via SPSS software.Results: Frequency distribution of health information searches and time spent on searching for health information in each search showed that most of the users searched for health information once a month, and each time they spent 15-30 minutes for health information searches. Moreover, the mean score of components of health information seeking behavior among users showed that the highest mean related to the purposefulness of health information search (63.1 out of 100) and the lowest was of the diversity of health information sources (45.71 out of 100).Conclusion: Public library users do not spend much time on searching for health information. They search for health information based on the various goals and issues they are facing and conduct targeted searches. Moreover, they do not care much about the resources of health information they need.
Fatima Baji; Mohammad Hossein Haghighizadeh; Arezu Karimzadeh-Bardei
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Introduction: Although several studies have been conducted on online health information seeking behavior and its relationship with health beliefs, there are still gaps in identifying the exact and comprehensive relationships of these factors in Iran. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships ...
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Introduction: Although several studies have been conducted on online health information seeking behavior and its relationship with health beliefs, there are still gaps in identifying the exact and comprehensive relationships of these factors in Iran. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between health belief model and the intention to search online health information among university students in Ahvaz City, Iran.Methods: In this correlational study, the statistical population consisted of all students who study at universities in Ahvaz City, in the academic year of 2019. To determine the sample size of the research, according to the Cochran formula, 600 students were selected through stratified random sampling method, and using a mixed questionnaire consisted of 6 components and 30 items. The reliability of the questionnaire was 0.886 using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. 527 questionnaires were distributed and the data were analyzed using multivariate regression method.Results: Most of the respondents were in the age group of 21-30 years (55.8%). According to the final analysis, the “perceived benefits” explained 66.8% of the changes in the intention to seek health information. In addition, “perceived severity”, “perceived susceptibility”, and “self-efficacy”, accounted for 24.7%, 17.5%, 14.0% of the variation in intention to seek health information, respectively. However, the relationship between “perceived barriers” and intention to seek health information was not confirmed.Conclusion: Seeking for health information in the Internet is influenced by health beliefs, and the Internet, as the most important and accessible information source, has many benefits for the students; thus, affecting the severity and sensitivity of this stratum to use, adds health information daily. This indicates a relatively high level of awareness among students about improving their health information.
Masoumeh Latifi; Nilofar Barahmand; Fatemeh Fahimnia
Volume 13, Issue 5 , October 2016, , Pages 326-332
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Introduction: Women experience many challenges post mastectomy. Information seeking plays a key role in empowering them to do self-care, improving their quality of life and improving their health. However, individual and contextual barriers hinder their access to needed information. This research aimed ...
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Introduction: Women experience many challenges post mastectomy. Information seeking plays a key role in empowering them to do self-care, improving their quality of life and improving their health. However, individual and contextual barriers hinder their access to needed information. This research aimed to identify those barriers.Methods: This was a qualitative research using conventional content analysis. 17 women were recruited through purposive sampling in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, Iran, and semi-structured interviews were conducted among them.Results: Seven central themes were emerged to explain women's experiences of barriers in information seeking post mastectomy among which fear, shame, and inadequate literacy were individual; and economic status, physicians and healthcare personnel, lack of access to information resources and others’ behavior were contextual barriers.Conclusion: Despite the necessity of access to health information for women post mastectomy, results showed individual and contextual information seeking barriers. Hence, necessary actions should be taken by health authorities especially institutions for women health to reform and revise heath system in order to tackle information seeking barriers for women post mastectomy.
Zahed Bigdeliy; Mahasty Ganjoo; Alireza Pourshams; Leila Dehghani
Volume 13, Issue 5 , October 2016, , Pages 333-340
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Introduction: This article aimed to study the main constituents of professional information seeking in organizational context of Emergency Medical Management (EMS) and Disaster Management Center in Bushehr City, Iran. In this study, we tried to investigate the relationship between job duties, professionalism, ...
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Introduction: This article aimed to study the main constituents of professional information seeking in organizational context of Emergency Medical Management (EMS) and Disaster Management Center in Bushehr City, Iran. In this study, we tried to investigate the relationship between job duties, professionalism, and information sources in organizational context.Methods: This study was done on the basis of a qualitative method called "interpretive field study". The method of data gathering was interview, observation, and the investigation of Emergency Medical Management documents. For data analysis, at first the concepts was extracted from the interviews and then, they were clustered. Finally, describing the relationship among the set of concepts, a model was presented for information Seeking of Bushehr emergency medical management technicians.Results: In this model, it became clear that the nature of job of emergency medical management technicians had divided their information seeking to two part: during the processes and after the processes. During the implementation of processes, information seeking was done in the decision-making time which was based on experience and collective consultation. After the implementation of the processes, to answer the information needs, the search for sources began. Method of discerning the information needs, searching for sources (experience, group consultation, official sources, …) during the implementation of process and after that, depended on job training, personal behaviors, and organizational norms which were present in study context.Conclusion: The emergency medical management authorities should consider the nature of profession and organizational context in information seeking behavior and should utilize from various information seeking pattern to meet the information requirements of emergency medical management technicians.
Ali Akbar Rahimianfar; Roqayeh Hakimian; Tahereh Salimi
Volume 10, Issue 5 , October 2013, , Pages 706-713
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Introduction: Nurses need to have extended information in their profession and their decision may have a vital slue for patients. Up to date information may lead to easier decision making for them. Due to the fact that how nurses get their information from sources and what’s the barrier to access ...
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Introduction: Nurses need to have extended information in their profession and their decision may have a vital slue for patients. Up to date information may lead to easier decision making for them. Due to the fact that how nurses get their information from sources and what’s the barrier to access to the sources and evidence, we decided to study the information-seeking behaviors of nurses in educational hospital in Yazd, Iran. Methods: Research community of this analytic study was consisted of 320 nurses that have been worked in Yazd Academic Hospital with at least one year history of professional working. Data gathering was done via a questionnaire that its validity was approved with Cronbach's Alpha 0/78 , it included sources of information, goals of research, Problems of access to information and information needs. Data analyzed by SPSS 17 software and tested with chi-squire test. Results: Our study showed that most of nurses had license certificate and was female with mean working history of 9.81±7.29 year. The most important informational needs knew about new developments in nursing filed. Time limitation was the important preventing factors in 74.8% of nurses. For information searching the internet was the most used source (public search engines) for updating their knowledge. Conclusion: Nurses know that information is important in their occupational. Availability to new and up to date information in nursing filed needs some training and having some special skills. Upon to our study we suggest that hospital managers must take some special time for nurses training and research activities. Keywords: Nurse; Information; Information Seeking Behavior; Hospitals
Mousa YaminFirooz; Fatemeh NooshinFard; Hasan Siamian
Volume 9, Issue 4 , September and October 2012, , Pages 567-579
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This study aimed to describe the concepts and characteristics of Wilson's information seekingbehavior model, as the highly cited pattern in information seeking behavior debates and tracingits completion, expansion and development process. Wilson's information seeking behaviormodel is the base for other ...
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This study aimed to describe the concepts and characteristics of Wilson's information seekingbehavior model, as the highly cited pattern in information seeking behavior debates and tracingits completion, expansion and development process. Wilson's information seeking behaviormodel is the base for other subsequent related models. It has been the highly cited model amongstother information seeking behavior models worldwide. Having revised four times since 1981, themodel has been revised by many researchers as a theory rather than a theoretical framework. Inother words, despite the role of theory in its final formation, the aim of the model is to connecttheory to practice. It is important to note that Wilson's general model has been constructed andevolved continuously and the understanding of the connections and relations of the charts andconceptions embedded in the model in details has been important for its explanation. No patternis complete by itself and for showing the growth trends of research ideas from the model, it isnecessary to revise the charts and concepts embedded in both 1981 and 1996 Wilson's modelvarieties and practice accordingly. In this study, concepts and features of Wilson's informationseeking model have been expressed, and a brief overview of the information seeking behaviortheories and analysis of the Wilson's information seeking behavior models have been performed
