Finding useful cancer information may reduce cancer information overload for Internet users

Serçekuş, Pınar; Gencer, Hatice; Özkan, Sevgi

doi:10.1111/hir.12325

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“…It suggested that the IEx received influences the IO perceived by international students in Indonesia. This finding agrees with that of other research that the frequency of IEx is positively correlated with IO (Serçekuş et al, 2020;Soroya et al, 2021). It is related to the conditions of information production and distribution at the global level, which is characterized by the proliferation of media that present similar information with diverse styles and perspectives.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

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Avoidance as an exit door for international students in dealing with information overload during the pandemic

Hafiar

Prastowo²,

Kadiyono³

et al. 2022

CJES

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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed education systems and impacted students' mental health negatively. This condition may affect international students in a certain country. International students' problems are made more complicated by differences in culture, language, and the way local governments handle pandemics, especially upon socializing COVID-19 information. This study aims to examine international students’ behavior in Indonesia in regard with COVID-19 information consumption massively spread in both local and international media. It applied PLS-SEM to evaluate measurement and structural models. The results demonstrated that Information seeking and exposure cause the information overload. Information overload leads to anxiety, and anxiety brings about avoidance from COVID-19 information. Furthermore, Information overload does not have a significant direct effect on information avoidance. However, information overload affects information avoidance mediated by information anxiety. Therefore, it is advisable for government media to provide complete and accurate information related to COVID-19, especially that for international students. Keywords: Information anxiety; information avoidance; information exposure; information seeking; information overload.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

“…An increase in the distribution channels for the same information can lead to IO (Edmunds & Morris, 2000;Soroya et al, 2021). Other research reports that the frequency of IEx positively correlates with IO (Serçekuş et al, 2020;Soroya et al, 2021). Therefore, we propose the first hypothesis as follows:…”

Section: Information Exposurementioning

confidence: 89%

Avoidance as an exit door for international students in dealing with information overload during the pandemic

Hafiar

Prastowo²,

Kadiyono³

et al. 2022

CJES

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“…Similarly, Serçekuş, Gencer, and Özkan (2020) reported that the frequency of information source exposure is positively correlated with cancer information overload. Farooq et al.…”

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From information seeking to information avoidance: Understanding the health information behavior during a global health crisis

Soroya

Farooq

Mahmood

et al. 2021

Information Processing & Management

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Highlights The study examines the factors leading to information avoidance during COVID-19 pandemic. Mass Media, Print Media and official websites are used for information seeking during the pandemic. Only Social Media exposure results in information overload and information anxiety. Information overload is strongly associated with information anxiety which gives rise to information avoidance. We extend the applicability of S-O-R model to the information behavior domain, especially during the uncertain times.

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“…Consequently, solutions have been put forward to reduce the risk of overload (e.g. Serçekus ¸et al, 2020).…”

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Information seeking for coping with cancer: a systematic review

Petersen

Jensen

Frandsen

2021

AJIM

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PurposeInformation seeking can be used to make sense of a situation or solve a problem. Information seeking can be considered a coping strategy when facing illness, crisis or other life-changing events. Cancer is a globally occurring, life-threatening disease, and this review aims to provide an overview of the existing literature on the active information seeking behaviour of cancer patients specifically focussing on how active information seeking serves as a coping strategy.Design/methodology/approachThis study adheres to current guidelines for conducting systematic reviews and consequently, thorough literature searches were conducted in four databases: Medline, Embase, CINAHL and Scopus which resulted in 7,179 publications. Following a careful screening process, this systematic review identifies 14 studies on the use of information seeking to cope with cancer.FindingsThe included studies consist of both qualitative and quantitative approaches to analysing the use of information seeking to cope with cancer. The included studies have focussed primarily on demographic factors, the impact of affect, information needs, sources and coping strategies.Research limitations/implicationsA number of research gaps within library and information science are identified. Bringing research in this field into information science could allow for a greater understanding of information literacy, the use of existing information and the process of information searching when using information seeking to cope with serious illness.Originality/valueThis systematic review focusses on how information seeking serves as a coping strategy for cancer patients and provides an overview of the recent literature.

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Finding useful cancer information may reduce cancer information overload for Internet users

Cited by 17 publications

References 42 publications

Avoidance as an exit door for international students in dealing with information overload during the pandemic

Avoidance as an exit door for international students in dealing with information overload during the pandemic

From information seeking to information avoidance: Understanding the health information behavior during a global health crisis

Information seeking for coping with cancer: a systematic review

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