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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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Research on the Process and Influencing Factors of Online Diabetes Information Users’ Avoidance Behavior: A Qualitative Study

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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Qualitative Analysis of the SNS Role in Information Avoidance from the Perspective of S-O-R (Stimulus-Organism-Response) Theory

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, Diah Priharsari, Ismiarta Aknuranda   +2 more
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Anticipation of deteriorating health and information avoidance [PDF]

Journal of Health Economics, 2019
We integrate anticipatory utility and endogenous beliefs about future negative health shocks into a life-cycle model of physiological aging. Individuals care about their future utility derived from their health status and form endogenous beliefs about the probability of a negative health shock.
Johannes Schünemann, Holger Strulik, Timo Trimborn   +2 more
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A modified model for the Lobula Giant Movement Detector and its FPGA implementation [PDF]

, 2010
The Lobula Giant Movement Detector (LGMD) is a wide-field visual neuron located in the Lobula layer of the Locust nervous system. The LGMD increases its firing rate in response to both the velocity of an approaching object and the proximity of this ...
Andrew Hunter, Barron, Barth, Bermudez i Badia, Bertozzi, Bertozzi, Blanchard, Blanchard, Colombo, Connolly, Coombs, Cuadri, Cy Pettit, Galbraith, Hongying Meng, Judge, Kofi Appiah, Lazaros, Longuet Higgins, Mervyn Hobden, Meyer, Nedevschi, Nelson, Nigel Priestley, Okuno, Peter Hobden, Polychronopoulos, Rind, Rind, Rind, Rind, Rind, Rind, Sandini, Santer, Santer, Shigang Yue, Yue, Yue, Yue, Yue   +40 more
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Coping self-efficacy influences health information avoidance [PDF]

Journal of Health Psychology, 2020
Avoiding information about one’s health can have long-term implications for health and well-being. Two studies examined the relationship between health information avoidance and coping self-efficacy, or a sense that one can effectively cope. In Study 1, coping self-efficacy, but not general self-efficacy, was associated with information avoidance.
Jacqueline Hua, Jennifer L. Howell
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Exploring psychological variables in users’ health information-seeking behavior: A systematic review

Journal of Education and Health Promotion
One 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, Shahnaz Khademizadeh, Bahram Peymannia, Roghayeh Ghazavi, Fatemeh Sheikhshoaei   +4 more
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Class, race and ethnicity and information avoidance among cancer survivors [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Information seeking may increase cancer survivors' ability to make decisions and cope with the disease, but many also avoid cancer information after diagnosis.
Gray, S W, Jung, M, McCloud, R F, Viswanath, K   +3 more
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The impact of magnetic resonance imaging anxiety on treatment adherence

Frontiers in Psychiatry
BackgroundMagnetic 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, Xiongxiong Yang, Nian Liu, Lingling Tang, Xin He, Xiaohua Huang   +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 Economics
In 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, Elżbieta Babula   +1 more
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