نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 استادیار، علم اطلاعات و دانششناسی، گروه کتابداری و اطلاعرسانی پزشکی، دانشکده پیراپزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی جندی شاپور اهواز، اهواز، ایران
2 دانشجوی کارشناسی ارشد، کتابداری و اطلاعرسانی پزشکی، گروه کتابداری و اطلاعرسانی پزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی جندی شاپور اهواز، اهواز، ایران
3 استادیار، مشاوره، گروه روانشناسی، دانشگاه شهید مدنی آذربایجان، تبریز، ایران
چکیده
مقدمه: توجه به عوامل زمینهای و بافت در اطلاعیابی سلامت، نقش روشنگری خواهد داشت. پژوهش حاضر با هدف تبیین رابطه جستجوی آنلاین اطلاعات سلامت، عدم قطعیت و سایبرکندریا در دانشجویان انجام شد.روش بررسی: این مطالعه از نوع توصیفی بود و به روش همبستگی انجام شد. جامعه تحقیق را دانشجویان دانشگاه علوم پزشکی جندی شاپور اهواز در کلیه مقاطع تحصیلی تشکیل داد. 358 نفر نمونه انتخاب شدند و در نهایت، 286 نفر مشارکت نمودند. ابزار جمعآوری اطلاعات شامل پرسشنامه جستجوی آنلاین اطلاعات سلامت با آلفای 81/0، عدم قطعیت 85/0 و سایبرکندریا 86/0 بود.یافتهها: میانگین جستجوی آنلاین اطلاعات سلامت در گروه مردان بالاتر از زنان بود (003/0 = P). همچنین، دانشجویان دکتری حرفهای و کارشناسی ارشد میانگین بالاتری نسبت به سایر مقاطع تحصیلی داشتند. تفاوت معنیداری در بررسی میانگین عدم قطعیت و سایبرکندریا در گروههای جنسیتی و تحصیلی مشاهده نشد. بین جستجوی آنلاین اطلاعات سلامت و عدم قطعیت (001/0 = P)، جستجوی آنلاین اطلاعات سلامت و سایبرکندریا (001/0 = P) رابطه معنیداری وجود داشت. با استفاده از رگرسیون مشخص شد عدم قطعیت و سایبرکندریا به عنوان پیش بین ها جستجوی آنلاین اطلاعات سلامت می باشند.نتیجهگیری: عدم قطعیت و تردید در خصوص شرایط مرتبط با سلامتی افراد و همچنین، اضطراب ناشی از مواجهه با اطلاعات سلامت، باعث افزایش جستجوی آنلاین اطلاعات سلامت در دانشجویان میشود.
کلیدواژهها
عنوان مقاله [English]
The Relationship between Online Search on Health Information, Uncertainty, and Cyberchondria among Students
نویسندگان [English]
- Zivar Sabaghinejad 1
- Reza Poursavari 2
- Amin Koraei 3
1 Assistant Professor, Knowledge and Information Science, Department of Medical Library and Information Sciences, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
2 MSc Student, Medical Library and Information Sciences, Department of Medical Library and Information Sciences, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Counseling, Department of Psychology, School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran
چکیده [English]
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.
کلیدواژهها [English]
- Cyberchondria
- Information Seeking Behavior
- Information Sciences
- Uncertainty
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