Information-seeking behaviour and use of the Internet by French general practitioners: a qualitative study

2005 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florence Gonod Boissin
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Use Of The Internet

scholarly journals The development of young people's information-seeking behaviour

2009 ◽  
Vol 28 (90) ◽  
pp. 31-39
Author(s):  
Shenton Andrew ◽  
Pat Dixon
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Cd Rom ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
High Schoolers

This article uses the results of a recent research project to explore young people's information-seeking behaviour and how it develops during childhood. Young first schoolers learn much through practical experience and conversation with adults but, in the later stages of this school phase, books, CD-ROM and the Internet assume increasing importance. In the middle school, the Internet is used more frequently and CD-ROM exploitation gradually diminishes. Books from departmental libraries and textbooks provided by teachers play key roles in satisfying the academic information needs of high schoolers. It is in this phase that use of the Internet is greatest, although many teenagers are highly critical of it. Whilst the information-seeking behaviour of high schoolers is markedly more sophisticated than that of young children, some essential similarities remain. The article closes by discussing how the overall findings of the research have implications for practice, especially within schools and public libraries.

Health information-seeking behaviour in adolescence: the place of the internet

2005 ◽  
Vol 60 (7) ◽  
pp. 1467-1478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola J. Gray ◽  
Jonathan D. Klein ◽  
Peter R. Noyce ◽  
Tracy S. Sesselberg ◽  
Judith A. Cantrill
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Health Information Seeking ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviour

Children's use of the internet for information‐seeking

2006 ◽  
Vol 62 (6) ◽  
pp. 744-761 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew D. Madden ◽  
Nigel J. Ford ◽  
David Miller ◽  
Philippa Levy
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Use Of The Internet

scholarly journals The Role of Health Literacy and Social Networks in Arthritis Patients' Health Information-Seeking Behavior: A Qualitative Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janette Ellis ◽  
Judy Mullan ◽  
Anthony Worsley ◽  
Nagesh Pai
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Health Information Seeking ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Selection Of

Background. Patients engage in health information-seeking behaviour to maintain their wellbeing and to manage chronic diseases such as arthritis. Health literacy allows patients to understand available treatments and to critically appraise information they obtain from a wide range of sources. Aims. To explore how arthritis patients' health literacy affects engagement in arthritis-focused health information-seeking behaviour and the selection of sources of health information available through their informal social network. Methods. An exploratory, qualitative study consisting of one-on-one semi-structured interviews. Twenty participants with arthritis were recruited from community organizations. The interviews were designed to elicit participants' understanding about their arthritis and arthritis medication and to determine how the participants' health literacy informed selection of where they found information about their arthritis and pain medication. Results. Participants with low health literacy were less likely to be engaged with health information-seeking behaviour. Participants with intermediate health literacy were more likely to source arthritis-focused health information from newspapers, television, and within their informal social network. Those with high health literacy sourced information from the internet and specialist health sources and were providers of information within their informal social network. Conclusion. Health professionals need to be aware that levels of engagement in health information-seeking behaviour and sources of arthritis-focused health information may be related to their patients' health literacy.

Small Companies Seeking Information on the Internet

2006 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeroen Kraaijenbrink ◽  
Aard Groen
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Small Companies ◽  
Business Information ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Current Growth

With the current growth of the Internet, we expect significant changes in how and to what extent companies acquire business information. By comparing two studies on information seeking by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) carried out in 1982 and 2003 respectively, and comparing the results with other studies, this paper indicates that the reality is rather to the contrary. SMEs remain remarkably stable in their information seeking behaviour, in the sources they use and in the problems they face. The paper concludes with a discussion on the likely causes of this consistency and its consequences for online intermediaries.

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