Finding useful cancer information may reduce cancer information overload for Internet users.
Internet
health literacy
information need
information seeking behaviour
information sources
Journal
Health information and libraries journal
ISSN: 1471-1842
Titre abrégé: Health Info Libr J
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100970070
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2020
Dec 2020
Historique:
received:
24
12
2019
accepted:
07
07
2020
pubmed:
10
8
2020
medline:
23
7
2021
entrez:
10
8
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
An excessive overload of information causes an ineffective management of information, stress and indefiniteness. Furthermore, this situation can prevent persons from learning and making conscious decisions. This study aims to determine the cancer information overload (CIO) and the factors related to it in adults who are Internet users. A cross-sectional study with 482 Internet users was conducted. The data were collected by using an Introductory Information Form and the Cancer Information Overload Scale. It was found that the Internet was the most used information source (62.2%). The CIO of those with a university level education was found to be high (P = 0.012). It was found that the CIO of individuals who used the Internet (P = 0.031) and newspapers/magazines (P = 0.004) as sources of information was high compared with those who did not use these sources. It was determined from the information obtained that those who found the information to be beneficial and enough had a low CIO (P = 0.004, P = 0.00). Health literacy around cancer information is challenging for frequent Internet users. Health professionals, information specialists and librarians should orient people to reliable sources.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
An excessive overload of information causes an ineffective management of information, stress and indefiniteness. Furthermore, this situation can prevent persons from learning and making conscious decisions.
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
This study aims to determine the cancer information overload (CIO) and the factors related to it in adults who are Internet users.
METHODS
METHODS
A cross-sectional study with 482 Internet users was conducted. The data were collected by using an Introductory Information Form and the Cancer Information Overload Scale.
RESULTS
RESULTS
It was found that the Internet was the most used information source (62.2%). The CIO of those with a university level education was found to be high (P = 0.012). It was found that the CIO of individuals who used the Internet (P = 0.031) and newspapers/magazines (P = 0.004) as sources of information was high compared with those who did not use these sources. It was determined from the information obtained that those who found the information to be beneficial and enough had a low CIO (P = 0.004, P = 0.00).
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Health literacy around cancer information is challenging for frequent Internet users. Health professionals, information specialists and librarians should orient people to reliable sources.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
319-328Informations de copyright
© 2020 Health Libraries Group.
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