Document Type : مقاله مروری نقلی
Authors
1 Master's student in medical librarianship and information, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor of Traditional Medicine Department of Persian Medicine, School of Medicine Cancer Prevention Research Center Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
3 Assistant Professor, Medical Library and Information Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
4 Isfahan University of medical sciences, Health Information Research Center
5 isfahan medical science
Abstract
Abstract: Introduction & Objective: Identifying and meeting people's information needs plays an important role in their health and well-being. The aim of the current research is to analyze the scientific researches of the information needs of the medical domain by a systematic review method.
Methods: The data required for this research is obtained from the search in the internal databases, it was extracted without time limit filter. The total number of retrieved articles was 1283 records, from which 164 articles and theses were selected after the reviews and content analysis. The obtained articles were categorized and analyzed by descriptive method and content analysis.
Results: The most important reasons for the existence of information needs in students, educational assignments; In faculty members, updating information, among nurses and physicians, educational needs; And among the patients, self-care needs were. The most important information needs among students and faculty members were educational needs, among medical professionals and patients, drug information. The most important obstacles to meeting the information needs of students and faculty members were respectively the lack of access to the Internet and the lack of sharing online resources. The lack of information seeking skills and the lack of access to network equipment were the most important obstacles to meet the information needs of nurses, physicians and patients, respectively.
Conclusion: Educational needs and knowledge updating are the most important reasons for creating information needs, and in order to solve them, sharing databases, enriching library resources and providing network equipment for access should be prioritized.
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