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1. Supporting Breastfeeding Mothers by Transforming Library Space: A
Nursing Mothers Room Project.
2. Document recommendation based on interests of co-authors for brain
science.
3. The role of internet resources in health decision-making: a qualitative
study.
4. What patients see online: assessing the online identities of
Pennsylvania dermatologists.
5. Exploring Health Information-Seeking Preferences of Older Adults With
Hypertension: Quasi-Experimental Design.
6. Young People's Online Help-Seeking and Mental Health Difficulties:
Systematic Narrative Review.
7. Online health information-seeking behavior by endocrinology patients.
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J Hosp Librariansh. 2019 ;19(3): 201-213
1. Supporting Breastfeeding Mothers by Transforming Library Space: A
Nursing Mothers Room Project.
Adcock S, Hinton E, Clark S, Robinson C
Librarians at Rowland Medical Library collaborated with individuals from
across the campus of the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) to
transform an unused library office to a nursing mothers room. This project
resulted in a functional and attractive room for breastfeeding students and
employees to pump breast milk.
Keywords: breastfeeding; health promotion; library space; nursing mothers;
outreach
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15323269.2019.1628559
URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31741656
Health Inf Sci Syst. 2019 Dec;7(1): 25
2. Document recommendation based on interests of co-authors for brain
science.
Zhong H, Huang Z
Personalized knowledge recommendation is an effective measure to provide
individual information services in the field of brain science. It is
essential that a complete understanding of authors' interests and accurate
recommendation are carried out to achieve this goal. In this paper, a
collaborative recommendation method based on co-authorship is proposed to
make. In our approach, analysis of collaborators' interests and the
calculation of collaborative value are used for recommendations. Finally, the
experiments using real documents associated with brain science are given and
provide supports for collaborative document recommendation in the field of
brain science.
Keywords: Brain science; Interests; Recommendation; Semantic technology;
User and co-author
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13755-019-0088-y
URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31741733
Digit Health. 2019 Jan-Dec;5:5 2055207619888073
3. The role of internet resources in health decision-making: a qualitative
study.
Bussey LG, Sillence E
Objective: Internet resources remain important for health information and
advice but their specific role in decision-making is understudied, often
assumed and remains unclear. In this article, we examine the different ways
in which internet resources play a role in health decision-making within the
context of distributed decision-making.
Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews with 37 people in the United
Kingdom who reported using the internet in relation to decision-making, and
representing a range of long- and short-term health conditions. The
interviews focused on decision-making activities across different settings
and in relation to different stakeholders to understand how internet
resources play a role in these activities. We carried out a thematic analysis
of the interviews.
Results: We identified three main ways in which internet resources played a
role in health decision-making. A supportive role (as a decision crutch), a
stimulating role (as a decision initiator), and an interactional role
(impacting on the doctor-patient relationship). These three roles spanned
different resources and illustrated how the decision-making process can be
impacted by the encounters people have with technology - specifically
internet based health resources - in different ways and at different time
points.
Conclusions: Examining health decisions with respect to internet resources
highlights the complex and distributed nature of decision-making alongside
the complexity of online health information sourcing. We discuss the role of
internet resources in relation to the increasing importance of online
personal experiences and their relevance within shared decision-making.
Keywords: Decision-making; communication; distributed; eHealth; health
information; healthcare professional; internet; personal experiences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2055207619888073
URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31741741
Dermatol Online J. 2019 Sep 15. pii: 13030/qt4qd5185h.
4. What patients see online: assessing the online identities of
Pennsylvania dermatologists.
Karanfilian KM, De Guzman E, Kim C, Madill E, Ayyaswami V, Kamath P,
Agarwal N, Koch E, Prabhu AV
INTRODUCTION: Patients use the internet to search for health-related
information. We sought to characterize the information that patients find
when searching for dermatologists on Google.
METHODS: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Physician
Comparable Downloadable File was utilized to identify all
Medicare-participating dermatologists practicing in Pennsylvania (PA). A
custom Google-based search engine was used to search each dermatologist. Up
to the top 10 results for each physician were then sorted into: (1)
physician, hospital, or healthcare system, (2) third-party, (3) social media,
(4) academic journal articles, or (5) other.
RESULTS: Within the CMS, 519 health care providers (53.9% male, 46.1% female)
self-identified as dermatologists practicing in PA. At least one search
result was obtained for each physician (4,963 total search results). About
30.6% (1,519) search results were hospital, health system, or
physician-controlled websites, and 26.6% (1,318) were third-party websites
(1,318; 26.6%). Social media websites accounted for 601 (12.1%) hits whereas
peer-reviewed academic journal websites generated 135 (2.7%) results. One-way
chi-square analysis showed domains were not randomly distributed across the
five categories (P<0.0001).
CONCLUSION: Dermatologists should be better aware of their digital presence
and the strategies to better control their online identity.
URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31738838
JMIR Cardio. 2018 May 30. 2(1): e12
5. Exploring Health Information-Seeking Preferences of Older Adults With
Hypertension: Quasi-Experimental Design.
Sak G, Schulz PJ
BACKGROUND: Patients' engagement in health care decision making is
constituted by at least two behaviors: health information seeking and active
involvement in medical decisions. Previous research reported that older
adults desire a lot of information, but want to participate in decision
making to a lesser degree. However, there is only limited evidence on the
effect of desire for health information on seniors' perceived confidence in
making an informed choice (ie, decision self-efficacy).
OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to investigate the role desire for
health information has for older patients. More specifically, it tested
whether decision self-efficacy increases as a function of an assisted
computer-based information search. Additionally, the study allowed insights
into the sources seniors with hypertension prefer to consult.
METHODS: A sample of 101 senior citizens (aged ≥60 years) with high blood
pressure in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland answered a questionnaire
before and after an informational intervention was applied. The intervention
consisted of offering additional information on hypertension from five
different sources and of providing the information the participant desired.
Preference for receiving this information was the major independent variable.
The main outcome measure was decision self-efficacy (assessed at baseline and
posttest). Analyses of covariance were conducted to detect differences
between and within who desired additional hypertension-related content
(intervention group) and "information avoiders" (control group).
RESULTS: Health care professionals firmly remain the preferred and most
trusted source of health information for senior patients. The second most
consulted source was the internet (intervention group only). However, among
the total sample, the internet obtained the lowest credibility score. A
significant increase in decision self-efficacy occurred in seniors consulting
additional information compared to information avoiders (F1,93=28.25, P<.001).
CONCLUSIONS: Consulting health information on a computer screen, and
assistance by a computer-savvy person, may be a helpful activity to increase
perceived confidence in making treatment decisions in seniors with
hypertension.
Keywords: Switzerland; assisted computer-based information search; decision
self-efficacy; desire for health information; medical decision making;
quasi-experimental design; senior hypertensive patients
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2196/cardio.8903
URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31758784
J Med Internet Res. 2019 Nov 19. 21(11): e13873
6. Young People's Online Help-Seeking and Mental Health Difficulties:
Systematic Narrative Review.
Pretorius C, Chambers D, Coyle D
BACKGROUND: Young people frequently make use of the internet as part of their
day-to-day activities, and this has extended to their help-seeking behavior.
Offline help-seeking is known to be impeded by a number of barriers including
stigma and a preference for self-reliance. Online help-seeking may offer an
additional domain where young people can seek help for mental health
difficulties without being encumbered by these same barriers.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this systematic literature review was to examine
young peoples' online help-seeking behaviors for mental health concerns. It
aimed to summarize young peoples' experiences and identify benefits and
limitations of online help-seeking for this age group. It also examined the
theoretical perspectives that have been applied to understand online
help-seeking.
METHODS: A systematic review of peer-reviewed research papers from the
following major electronic databases was conducted: PsycINFO, Cumulative
Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, PubMed, Cochrane Library,
Association for Computing Machinery Digital Library, and Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers Xplore. The Preferred Reporting Items
for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines were followed. The search
was conducted in August 2017. The narrative synthesis approach to reviews was
used to analyze the existing evidence to answer the review questions.
RESULTS: Overall, 28 studies were included. The most common method of data
collection was through the use of surveys. Study quality was moderate to
strong. Text-based query via an internet search engine was the most commonly
identified help-seeking approach. Social media, government or charity
websites, live chat, instant messaging, and online communities were also
used. Key benefits included anonymity and privacy, immediacy, ease of access,
inclusivity, the ability to connect with others and share experiences, and a
greater sense of control over the help-seeking journey. Online help-seeking
has the potential to meet the needs of those with a preference for
self-reliance or act as a gateway to further help-seeking. Barriers to
help-seeking included a lack of mental health literacy, concerns about
privacy and confidentiality, and uncertainty about the trustworthiness of
online resources. Until now, there has been limited development and use of
theoretical models to guide research on online help-seeking.
CONCLUSIONS: Approaches to improving help-seeking by young people should
consider the role of the internet and online resources as an adjunct to
offline help-seeking. This review identifies opportunities and challenges in
this space. It highlights the limited use of theoretical frameworks to help
conceptualize online help-seeking. Self-determination theory and the
help-seeking model provide promising starting points for the development of
online help-seeking theories. This review discusses the use of these theories
to conceptualize online help-seeking and identify key motivations and
tensions that may arise when young people seek help online.
Keywords: help-seeking behavior; internet; mental health; online behavior;
self-determination theory; systematic review; youth
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2196/13873
URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31742562
Hormones (Athens). 2019 Nov 20.
7. Online health information-seeking behavior by endocrinology patients.
Kyriacou A, Sherratt C
PURPOSE: Given that the Internet is important for health-related information
(HRI) and the fact that online health information (OHI)-seeking behavior has
never been studied in endocrinology, we set out to examine how and why the
Internet is utilized for HRI, the frequency of such activity, its impact,
future information needs, and the effect of language.
METHODS: A mainly quantitative, embedded mixed-methods study was performed,
employing a questionnaire survey. We included 312 patients (78.4% response
rate).
RESULTS: OHI-seeking was reported by 175 patients (56.1%), especially in
younger (p = 0.037) and more educated (p = 0.006) patients. OHI-seekers
perceived OHI to be high-quality (135, 77.1%) but 104 (59.4%) were unaware of
website certification tools. Among OHI-seekers, 63 (36.6%) reported positive
behavioral changes after seeking OHI. Only 45 (25.7%) OHI-seekers discussed
their gathered information with their endocrinologist. If an interactive
e-learning module was available, 194/312 (62.2%) patients expressed
willingness to use it, especially those reporting a need for more HRI (p =
0.024). Native speakers were more likely to report that OHI did not meet
their information needs (p < 0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: OHI-seeking by patients attending the endocrinology outpatients
is widely practiced. The availability of OHI in the native language and
e-learning modules may enhance the utility of the Internet for health
information.
Keywords: Doctor-patient relationships; Health information–seeking
behavior; Health-related information; Language skills; Outpatients; Patient
education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42000-019-00159-9
URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31749117
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