Prediction of health information‑seeking behavior components based on health anxiety among users of public libraries
نویسندگان
1 Social Determinants of Health of Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
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3 Health Information Technology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
4 Health Information Technology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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چکیده
INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to predict health information‑seeking behavior (HISB) componentsbased on health anxiety among users of public libraries.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This research was a descriptive‑correlational study. The statisticalpopulation consisted of users of public libraries. Data collection tools included the HISB questionnaireand the Short Form of Health Anxiety Inventory (SHAI).RESULTS: The results indicated that health anxiety was a significant predictor of the componentsof HISB. The illness likelihood had a direct relationship with the components of the need for healthinformation and the purposefulness of health information seeking, and it was inversely related tobarriers to obtaining health information. In addition, the preoccupation with illness was directly relatedto the components of the need for health information, the diversity of health information sources, thetime of referring to health information sources, the purposefulness of health information seeking, andevaluation of reasons for referring to the library.CONCLUSION: Among the components of health anxiety, preoccupation to the disease has thehighest role in the emergence of users’ information‑seeking behavior.
