Sohye Lee, Irma Singarella, Christine Bertz, Kathryn Hicks, Susan Elswick, Seok Won Jin, Y'Esha Williams-Click, Jordan Howard
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Exploring the health information needs of library-users could improve community health outcomes, especially during times of crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The purpose of this study was to identify the health information needs of library-users to explore the potential role of libraries in advancing community health.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional survey was employed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>One hundred and fifty participants in the (Memphis) Tennessee metropolitan area, ranging from 18 to 84 years of age, completed the survey between September 2020 and April 2021. Most respondents reported seeking physical and mental health-related information from libraries. In addition, nearly half of respondents reported delaying medical care due to risk of exposure to COVID-19, cost or appointment issues.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Study results indicated that there were urgent health information needs among library-users in this community, that COVID-19 further limited or delayed access to information, and that library-users accessed health information during library visits.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Public libraries have the potential to serve as information hubs to improve community health outcomes. 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Community health information needs assessment in the mid-south region of the United States indicates new roles for public libraries.
Background: Libraries provide public access to information that may be used to inform healthcare decisions. Exploring the health information needs of library-users could improve community health outcomes, especially during times of crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the health information needs of library-users to explore the potential role of libraries in advancing community health.
Methods: A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional survey was employed.
Results: One hundred and fifty participants in the (Memphis) Tennessee metropolitan area, ranging from 18 to 84 years of age, completed the survey between September 2020 and April 2021. Most respondents reported seeking physical and mental health-related information from libraries. In addition, nearly half of respondents reported delaying medical care due to risk of exposure to COVID-19, cost or appointment issues.
Discussion: Study results indicated that there were urgent health information needs among library-users in this community, that COVID-19 further limited or delayed access to information, and that library-users accessed health information during library visits.
Conclusion: Public libraries have the potential to serve as information hubs to improve community health outcomes. Additional research should be conducted to collect qualitative community health information needs and the ways in which public library systems can address them.
期刊介绍:
Health Information and Libraries Journal (HILJ) provides practitioners, researchers, and students in library and health professions an international and interdisciplinary forum. Its objectives are to encourage discussion and to disseminate developments at the frontiers of information management and libraries. A major focus is communicating practices that are evidence based both in managing information and in supporting health care. The Journal encompasses: - Identifying health information needs and uses - Managing programmes and services in the changing health environment - Information technology and applications in health - Educating and training health information professionals - Outreach to health user groups