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Health Information—Seeking Behavior
Qualitative Health Research, 2007Seeking information about one's health is increasingly documented as a key coping strategy in health-promotive activities and psychosocial adjustment to illness. In this article, the authors critically examine the scientific literature from 1982 to 2006 on the concept of health information—seeking behavior (HISB) to determine its level of maturity and ...
Sylvie D, Lambert, Carmen G, Loiselle
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Physicians' Internet information-seeking behaviors
Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2004Our understanding about the role of the Internet as a resource for physicians has improved in the past several years with reports of patterns for use and measures of impact on medical practice. The purpose of this study was to begin to shape a theory base for more fully describing physicians' information-seeking behaviors as they apply to Internet use ...
Nancy L, Bennett +3 more
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Mobile information-seeking behavior
IFLA Journal, 2015The rapid growth of mobile device ownership among college students has greatly challenged academic libraries to reconsider their service profiles. In a recent research project conducted at the University of Illinois, mobile device ownership among college students was surprisingly high.
Jong-Moon Lee, Yoo-Seong Song
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Travelers’ Information-Seeking Behaviors
Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 2015ABSTRACTThis study investigates the differences in traveler information-seeking behaviors between United States (US) American and Chinese travelers. A Chi-Square statistical analysis of 700 US and 352 Chinese questionnaires showed that age and educational level were significant factors in both cases.
Zephaniah Kambele +2 more
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Information-seeking behaviors and reflective practice
Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2006As they care for patients, physicians raise questions, but they pursue only a portion of them. Without the best information and evidence, care and patient safety may be compromised. Understanding when and why problems prompt physicians to look for information and integrate results into their knowledge base is critical and shapes one part of reflection ...
Nancy L, Bennett +3 more
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Determinants of information-seeking behavior
Journal of Research in Personality, 1979Abstract Two studies examined situational determinants of choice among anagram tests that varied both in difficulty and in diagnosticity (the information they provided about one's own ability). In both studies, subjects worked on a preliminary anagram test before making their choices.
Miron Zuckerman +5 more
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Information-Seeking Behavior in the Tactile Modality
Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1980In two experiments male undergraduate students ( ns = 24 and 28) were placed in a sensory deprivation environment to assess operationally defined drive properties of statistically defined information in the tactile sensory modality. In the first experiment it was demonstrated that there is a relationship between rate of responding for tactile ...
D L, Rogers, A, Jones
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Health Information Seeking Behavior Among College Students
Journal of Community Health, 2018Individuals have a wide range of resources when searching for health topics. The aim of this research was twofold: (1) to identify and assess the resources college students use when exercising health information seeking behavior (HISB); and (2) to examine perceptions and behaviors regarding adoption of online tools.
Corey H, Basch +3 more
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Supplemental‐information‐seeking behavior of cardiovascular nurses
Research in Nursing & Health, 1990AbstractThe Krikelas model was used as a framework for investigating supplemental‐information‐seeking behavior of cardiovascular nurses. (Supplemental information is that which is not available from memory and could be made available by computer.) One hundred seventy‐five instances of supplemental‐information‐seeking behavior were collected from 46 ...
S, Corcoran-Perry, J, Graves
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Heterogeneity of Cancer Patient Information-Seeking Behaviors
Medical Decision Making, 2011Objectives. This study aimed to determine whether cancer patients report different information-seeking behaviors (ISBs), investigate why they searched for information, and determine the relationship between their ISBs and their socioeconomic and behavioral characteristics. The authors also explored the relationship between ISB and participation in the
Protière, Christel +4 more
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