Consumer health information needs: A systematic review of measures

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Highlights:

• Only 3.2% of the reviewed articles defined consumer health information needs (CHIN).

• All definitions defined CHIN from a cognitive perspective.

• Emotional and social dimensions of CHIN were largely ignored in the included studies.

• There was a lack of consensus in measuring CHIN among studies.

• Health topics needed was the most commonly measured aspect.

摘要

•Only 3.2% of the reviewed articles defined consumer health information needs (CHIN).•All definitions defined CHIN from a cognitive perspective.•Emotional and social dimensions of CHIN were largely ignored in the included studies.•There was a lack of consensus in measuring CHIN among studies.•Health topics needed was the most commonly measured aspect.

论文关键词:Consumer health information needs,Information needs,Consumer health information seeking

论文评审过程:Received 15 January 2019, Revised 24 June 2019, Accepted 3 July 2019, Available online 14 September 2019, Version of Record 13 January 2020.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2019.102077