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.

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How information is gathered in personal, academic or work environments and the resources used.

Descriptor ID	D057226
MeSH Number(s)	F01.145.209.372 F01.145.535 L01.143.458
Concept/Terms	Information Seeking Behavior Information Seeking Behavior Behavior, Information Seeking Behaviors, Information Seeking Information Seeking Behaviors Seeking Behavior, Information

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Information Seeking Behavior".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Behavior [F01.145]
Communication [F01.145.209]
Information Seeking Behavior [F01.145.209.372]
Information Seeking Behavior [F01.145.535]
Information Science [L]
Information Science [L01]
Communication [L01.143]
Information Seeking Behavior [L01.143.458]

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Bar chart showing 21 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
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

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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.

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Pagoto S, Waring ME, May CN, Ding EY, Kunz WH, Hayes R, Oleski JL. Adapting Behavioral Interventions for Social Media Delivery. J Med Internet Res. 2016 Jan 29; 18(1):e24.

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Amante DJ, Hogan TP, Pagoto SL, English TM, Lapane KL. Access to care and use of the Internet to search for health information: results from the US National Health Interview Survey. J Med Internet Res. 2015 Apr 29; 17(4):e106.

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