Physician internet medical information seeking and on-line continuing education use patterns

2002 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Casebeer ◽  
Nancy Bennett ◽  
Robert Kristofco ◽  
Anna Carillo ◽  
Robert Centor
Keyword(s):  
Continuing Education ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
On Line

scholarly journals Cancer patients’ information seeking behavior related to online electronic healthcare records

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 146045822110247
Author(s):  
Hanife Rexhepi ◽  
Isto Huvila ◽  
Rose-Mharie Åhlfeldt ◽  
Åsa Cajander
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Information Horizons ◽  
Health Information Sources

Patients’ online access to their EHR together with the rapid proliferation of medical information on the Internet has changed how patients use information to learn about their health. Patients’ tendency to turn to the Internet to find information about their health and care is well-documented. However, little is known about patients’ information seeking behavior when using online EHRs. By using information horizons as an analytical tool this paper aims to investigate the information behavior of cancer patients who have chosen to view their EHRs (readers) and to those who have not made that option (non-readers). Thirty interviews were conducted with patients. Based on information horizons, it seems that non-reading is associated with living in a narrower information world in comparison to readers. The findings do not suggest that the smallness would be a result of active avoidance of information, or that it would be counterproductive for the patients. The findings suggest, however, that EHRs would benefit from comprehensive linking to authoritative health information sources to help users to understand their contents. In parallel, healthcare professionals should be more aware of their personal role as a key source of health information to those who choose not to read their EHRs.

Medical information dialogues: continuing education for physicians

1982 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 128-129
Author(s):  
Louis p. Jeffrey ◽  
Charles D. Mahoney ◽  
Edward A. Iannuccilli
Keyword(s):  
Continuing Education ◽  
Medical Information

scholarly journals Identifying Attitudes and Deterring Factors Toward Continuing Education Among Certified Athletic Trainers

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Continuing Education ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Athletic Trainers ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
State University ◽  
Certified Athletic Trainers ◽  
Demographic Groups ◽  
Indiana State University ◽  
On Line ◽  
And Cluster Analysis

Objective: To explore the perceived attitudes toward continuing education and the deterrents to continuing education for certified athletic trainers (ATCs). Design and Setting: Data were collected using the Adults Attitudes Towards Continuing Education Scale (AATCES) instrument, Deterrents to Participation Scale-General (DPS-G) instrument, and self-reported demographics. Subjects: An imbedded on-line questionnaire was e-mailed three times in a 6-week period to ATCs who subscribe to the athletic trainers listserv at Indiana State University and the professional athletic trainers education listserv at Findlay University. The sample of this study consisted of approximately 1,200 ATCs of which 268 answered and returned the survey, a return rate of 22%. Measurements: Data included descriptive statistics, a one-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), and Cluster Analysis to compare the demographic groups on the AATCES and the DPS-G instruments. Results: This study found that the participants have a very positive attitude toward continuing education according to the AATCES instrument and that the participants report few deterrents through the DPS-G instrument. However, two deterrents of statistical importance were found in the items related to Time and Course Relevance and one deterrent, Cost, was found in the comparison to gender.Conclusions: This study found that ATCs have a very favorable attitude toward continuing education and that ATCs perceive few deterrents to continuing education. To further understand these trends in continuing education, these particular surveys must be made available to more ATCs. In addition, continuing education providers need to understand the needs of the ATCs that they serve.

Credibility or Convenience? Political Information Choices in a Media-Saturated Environment

2011 ◽  
Vol 140 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim E. Moody
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Postal Survey ◽  
Political Information ◽  
Information Selection ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Research

This article considers how a range of personal characteristics (media scepticism, political interest, need for cognition and media gratifications) influence the political information choices of Australians. Data collection was conducted in Brisbane via a postal survey during March and April 2008. The data revealed that the characteristics associated with information quality have very little influence on media use patterns, indicating that use of the media appears to occur simply as a consequence of other everyday life practices, rather than as an information-seeking activity. People regularly use media they do not trust to find out about politics, calling into question the previously assumed centrality of trust to information choices. If convenience trumps credibility in information selection, the importance of media literacy is heightened. The findings also emphasise the need for more holistic contexts for media research, which consider the broader social contexts and practices in which media-oriented behaviours occur.

Intelligent Portals for Supporting Medical Information Needs

Web Portals ◽  
2011 ◽  
pp. 270-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Moon ◽  
Frada Burstein
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Internet Usage ◽  
Medical Decisions ◽  
Community Information ◽  
Decision Making Processes

The aim of this chapter is to review the way portal technology can assist users seeking medical information. There has been an increase in health Internet usage, and better health-care delivery outcomes are predicted as users are better informed when making medical decisions. At the same time, there is much concern about the need for medical portals to meet community information needs. This chapter discusses what constitutes an intelligent portal, discusses desirable portal components and attributes of intelligent portal features, and how these can be implemented to meet the needs of diverse users. Seven Australian medical Web sites have been analysed according to intelligence features. The results and analysis are presented and discussed, in particular, with respect to their functionality as defined for intelligent portals. The discussion is focused on the extent to which these attributes help users with their information seeking and therefore support their decision-making processes.

Literature Review in Computational Linguistics Issues in the Developing Field of Consumer Informatics

2011 ◽  
pp. 226-232
Author(s):  
Ki Jung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Information Retrieval ◽  
Computational Linguistics ◽  
Information Structure ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Retrieval System ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Information Retrieval System ◽  
Search Results ◽  
Medical Information Retrieval ◽  
On Line

With the increased use of Internet, a large number of consumers first consult on line resources for their healthcare decisions. The problem of the existing information structure primarily lies in the fact that the vocabulary used in consumer queries is intrinsically different from the vocabulary represented in medical literature. Consequently, the medical information retrieval often provides poor search results. Since consumers make medical decisions based on the search results, building an effective information retrieval system becomes an essential issue. By reviewing the foundational concepts and application components of medical information retrieval, this paper will contribute to a body of research that seeks appropriate answers to a question like “How can we design a medical information retrieval system that can satisfy consumer’s information needs?”

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