Information Seeking Behavior
"Information Seeking Behavior" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
How information is gathered in personal, academic or work environments and the resources used.
| Descriptor ID |
D057226
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.209.372 F01.145.535 L01.143.458
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| Concept/Terms |
Information Seeking Behavior- Information Seeking Behavior
- Behavior, Information Seeking
- Behaviors, Information Seeking
- Information Seeking Behaviors
- Seeking Behavior, Information
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Information Seeking Behavior".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Information Seeking Behavior".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Information Seeking Behavior" by people in this website by year, and whether "Information Seeking Behavior" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Information Seeking Behavior" by people in Profiles.
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Rincon MA, Moser RP, Blake KD. Satisfaction With Internet Access, Cancer Information-Seeking, and Digital Health Technology: Cross-Sectional Survey Assessment. J Med Internet Res. 2025 Aug 27; 27:e69606.
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Murray AB, Trivedi N, Jensen RE, Willis G, Moser RP, Blake KD. Validation of a Cancer-Focused Information Seeking Experience (ISEE) Scale. J Health Commun. 2025; 30(1-3):51-59.
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Volkman JE, Day AM, McManus TG, Hokeness KL, Morse CR. PRISM and Emotions: Understanding the Role of Fear and Hope toward Vaccine Information Seeking Intentions. Health Commun. 2023 12; 38(13):2806-2817.
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Alberti TL, Crawford SL. Health information-seeking behaviors and adherence to urgent care discharge instructions. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2020 Jun; 32(6):438-446.
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Lee JL, Rawl SM, Dickinson S, Teal E, Baker LB, Lyu C, Tarver WL, Haggstrom DA. Communication About Health Information Technology Use Between Patients and Providers. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 09; 35(9):2614-2620.
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Sedrak MS, Soto-Perez-De-Celis E, Nelson RA, Liu J, Waring ME, Lane DS, Paskett ED, Chlebowski RT. Online Health Information-Seeking Among Older Women With Chronic Illness: Analysis of the Women's Health Initiative. J Med Internet Res. 2020 04 09; 22(4):e15906.
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Finney Rutten LJ, Blake KD, Greenberg-Worisek AJ, Allen SV, Moser RP, Hesse BW. Online Health Information Seeking Among US Adults: Measuring Progress Toward a Healthy People 2020 Objective. Public Health Rep. 2019 Nov/Dec; 134(6):617-625.
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Waring ME, McManus DD, Amante DJ, Darling CE, Kiefe CI. Online health information seeking by adults hospitalized for acute coronary syndromes: Who looks for information, and who discusses it with healthcare providers? Patient Educ Couns. 2018 11; 101(11):1973-1981.
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Maitland A, Lin A, Cantor D, Jones M, Moser RP, Hesse BW, Davis T, Blake KD. A Nonresponse Bias Analysis of the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS). J Health Commun. 2017 07; 22(7):545-553.
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Cutrona SL, Mazor KM, Agunwamba AA, Valluri S, Wilson PM, Sadasivam RS, Finney Rutten LJ. Health Information Brokers in the General Population: An Analysis of the Health Information National Trends Survey 2013-2014. J Med Internet Res. 2016 06 03; 18(6):e123.