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A Study on the Influencing Factors of Rural Residents' Avoidance Behaviors towards Health Information on Chronic Diseases in Jiangsu Province [PDF]
Nongye tushu qingbao xuebao, 2022 [Purpose/Significance] When rural residents read health information regarding chronic diseases, they often tend to develop cognitive conflicts or negative emotions, which leads to their avoidance behaviors towards health information regarding chronic ...
HAN Zhengbiao, YUE Hang, ZHAI Ranran
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 This study uses the Planned Risk Information Seeking Model (PRISM) to estimate the public's information seeking and avoidance intentions during the COVID-19 outbreak based on an online sample of 1031 Chinese adults and provides support for the ...
Mei Liu, You Chen, Dan Shi, Tingwu Yan
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Information Research: an international electronic journal, 2022 Cancer patients seek information about their health and illness in many ways. Some seek information intensively while others avoid doing so. Through the cancer continuum, individuals may choose to meet their needs using several different approaches. In this paper, we explore how cancer patients actively seek information and, in some cases, cautiously ...
Jesper Gabs Jensen +2 more
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Exploring psychological variables in users’ health information-seeking behavior: A systematic review
Journal of Education and Health PromotionOne of the important factors that play a fundamental role in people’s information behavior is psychological factors. The aim of the current research is to identify the psychological factors that impact users’ health information-seeking behavior through a
Fatemeh Rafieinasab +4 more
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Behavioral Sciences, 2023 Users’ avoidance behavior of health information has received growing attention recently, but research into users’ avoidance behavior of diabetes information remains limited.
Caiqiang Guo, Li Si, Yifan Sun
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Citizens' Health Information Behaviors During SARS Spread Periods in Taiwan [PDF]
Journal of Library and Information Studies, 2003 The purpose of this study is to investigate the information behaviors of citizens during the periods of SARS spreading in Taiwan. This study is exploratory in nature, and the naturalistic inquiry approach was applied.
Nei-Ching Yeh
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JITeCS (Journal of Information Technology and Computer Science), 2022 Today, many people and organizations use SNS to disseminate information regarding COVID-19. However, information avoidance can still occur if users refuse to receive the information. Although previous research on information avoidance has been conducted,
Rahmania Kumalasari +2 more
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The impact of magnetic resonance imaging anxiety on treatment adherence
Frontiers in PsychiatryBackgroundMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams often induce higher levels of patient anxiety compared to other routine examinations due to factors such as enclosed spaces, prolonged immobility, and noise interference.
Lixing Lei +5 more
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Is Knowledge Really Power and Ignorance Bliss? A Study of Financial and Pension Ignorance
Journal of Banking and Financial EconomicsIn this study, we examine the impact of financial and pension ignorance (information avoidance) on the decisionmaking process for long-term savings. We define the concept of pension ignorance, as active avoidance of retirement information, failure to ...
Agata Olechowicz-Szewczyk +1 more
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Information avoidance by younger adults with Type 1 diabetes: a preliminary empirical study
Information Research: An International Electronic JournalIntroduction. People with Type 1 diabetes need to collect data to calculate their own insulin doses, and collect information about potential complications. However, information avoidance may be a barrier to such activities. Method.
Bruce Ryan, Gemma Webster
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