Pathways of front-line healthcare professionals’ information anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study in China

IF 2 4区管理学 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Information Development Pub Date : 2024-07-25 DOI:10.1177/02666669241261632

Quan Lu, Liang Tao, Xueying Peng, Jing Chen

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Abstract

Exploring information anxiety is critical to protecting the mental health of front-line healthcare professionals. Their information anxiety is impacted by interrelated conditions during public health emergencies, but existing studies have not confirmed the impact of the combination of conditions and clarified the pathways of information anxiety. Twenty-four healthcare professionals were recruited for semi-structured interviews. Qualitative Comparative Analysis was used to analyze necessary conditions and pathways of information anxiety. The results showed that information, environment, personal, and content were identified as antecedent conditions, and information quantity anxiety, information quality anxiety, and information content anxiety were identified as outcome conditions. Furthermore, information quality and social environment were necessary conditions. Spontaneous and extrinsic information anxiety were found based on pathways. Identifying conditions and pathways was essential for understanding the information anxiety of front-line healthcare professionals and providing evidence for medical institutions to take target measures in future public health emergencies.

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COVID-19大流行期间一线医护人员的信息焦虑路径：中国的定性研究

探索信息焦虑对于保护一线医护人员的心理健康至关重要。在突发公共卫生事件中，他们的信息焦虑会受到相互关联的条件的影响，但现有的研究尚未证实这些条件组合的影响，也未阐明信息焦虑的途径。我们招募了 24 名医护人员进行半结构化访谈。采用定性比较分析法对信息焦虑的必要条件和途径进行了分析。结果显示，信息、环境、个人和内容被确定为前因条件，信息数量焦虑、信息质量焦虑和信息内容焦虑被确定为结果条件。此外，信息质量和社会环境是必要条件。自发信息焦虑和外在信息焦虑是基于路径发现的。确定条件和途径对于了解一线医护人员的信息焦虑至关重要，并为医疗机构在未来突发公共卫生事件中采取针对性措施提供证据。

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Information Development INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

CiteScore

5.10

自引率

5.30%

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期刊介绍： Information Development is a peer-reviewed journal that aims to provide authoritative coverage of current developments in the provision, management and use of information throughout the world, with particular emphasis on the information needs and problems of developing countries. It deals with both the development of information systems, services and skills, and the role of information in personal and national development.