COVID-19 Information Needs and Information-Seeking Behavior of Cardiovascular Patients: A Qualitative Study

IF 0.4 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet Pub Date : 2022-04-03 DOI:10.1080/15398285.2022.2056370

Roghayeh Ghazavi, Hadi Zarei, Zahra Teimouri Jervekani, Mohammad Reza Soleymani

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Abstract Background Patients with serious diseases need to have further access to reliable information regarding how to take care of themselves against COVID-19. Objective This study endeavored to elucidate COVID-19 information needs and information-seeking behaviors of cardiovascular patients hospitalized in the hospitals of Isfahan, Iran. Methods This qualitative study was conducted using content analysis in 2020. The population was 17 cardiovascular patients referred to the Shahid Chamran Hospital of Isfahan, who were selected using the purposive sampling method. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews and analyzed through continuous thematic analysis. Results The findings showed four categories and ten sub-categories as follows: information needs (general information regarding COVID-19, prevention methods, and treatment methods), information resources (reliable information resources and unreliable information resources), information validation (using formal and informal resources), and information-seeking barriers (media-related, political, economical, and COVID-19-related barriers). Conclusion Cardiovascular patients are in serious need of awareness-raising concerning COVID-19 to take care of themselves. This study’s results could help health education policy-makers of Iran pinpoint the information needs of high-risk patients and provide these patients access to reliable information while preventing damages due to misinformation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.

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心血管病患者新冠肺炎信息需求与信息寻求行为的定性研究

摘要背景患有严重疾病的患者需要进一步获得关于如何照顾自己免受新冠肺炎感染的可靠信息。目的探讨伊朗伊斯法罕市住院心血管疾病患者新冠肺炎信息需求和信息寻求行为。方法本研究采用内容分析法于2020年进行。人群为17名转诊至伊斯法罕Shahid Chamran医院的心血管患者，他们是使用有目的的抽样方法进行选择的。数据采用半结构化访谈收集，并通过连续专题分析进行分析。结果发现信息需求（新冠肺炎的一般信息、预防方法和治疗方法）、信息资源（可靠信息资源和不可靠信息资源）、信息验证（使用正式和非正式资源）、，以及信息寻求障碍（媒体相关、政治、经济和新冠肺炎相关障碍）。结论心血管病患者急需提高对新冠肺炎的认识，做好自身护理工作。这项研究的结果可以帮助伊朗的健康教育政策制定者确定高危患者的信息需求，并为这些患者提供可靠的信息，同时防止因新冠肺炎大流行的错误信息而造成的损害。

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Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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1.30

自引率

12.50%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet is the only professional peer-reviewed journal devoted to locating consumer health information via the Internet. In this journal librarians and health information providers describe programs and services aimed at helping patients and the general public find the health information they need. From the Editor: "Studies have shown that health information is one of the major reasons that people worldwide access the Internet. As the amount of health information on the Web increases exponentially, it becomes critical that librarians-including public and medical librarians-be knowledgeable about what is available online and be able to direct users to reliable, accurate, quality information."