Online information search behaviour of physicians

Abstract

Authoritative online information sources are found to improve perceived medical practice competence by satisfying doctors' diverse information requirements.

Retracted Publications in Mental Health Literature: Discovery across Bibliographic Platforms

“…However, as Steen (2011) notes, "harm from a retracted study could also arise by influencing the ways in which patients are treated" (p. 688). Although the information -seeking behaviors and attitudes of physicians are well documented (Dawes & Sampson, 2003;Mikalef, Kourouthanassis, & Pateli, 2017;Schuers et al, 2016), less research is available on the information practices of mental health professionals. Mental health is not a single discipline, but rather refers to a multidisciplinary area that encompasses bench research, such as pharmacology and neuroscience, as well as clinical and social science research, such as social and educational psychology.…”

Health information in the digital age: an empirical study of the perceived benefits and costs of seeking and using health information from online sources

“…The Internet is a huge information library where people can seek health information for various purposes, such as increasing their knowledge on how to self‐manage their health and monitor the progression of their diseases, improving their understanding of the symptoms and treatments of certain diseases and learning about common medicine (Mikalef, Kourouthanassis & Pateli, ; Rooks, Wiltshire, Elder, Belue & Gary, ). Health information can be obtained from the Internet at any time and place (Barak, Boniel‐Nissim & Suler, ; Bender, Jimenez‐Marroquin & Jadad, ; Choi & Choo, ).…”

A Configurational Approach to Task-Technology Fit in the Healthcare Sector

“…In spite of heavy investments in digital technologies in the healthcare and medical services domain over the past couple of decades [1][2][3], one of the prevailing issues is that in many cases the technologies to support tasks of professionals are often not used as intended, or even not used at all [4]. In fact, several independent studies have documented that health and medical service professionals do not adopt newly introduced technologies, whether they are used to support core tasks [5], reporting and documenting [4], or for task coordination [6][7][8]. In particular when one factors in the large costs associated with developing and implementing such digital technologies in the healthcare sector, as well as their potential to significantly improve professionals work performance [9], it is a big surprise to see that there are still many professionals that chose to not adopt technologies in their work activities or report negative consequences [10].…”

“…These studies have been increasing over the past few years seeing the growing use of digital technologies in the healthcare sector. Now, more than ever, health professionals are using digital technologies either due to governmental pressures, or to improve their work performance in a range of different tasks [20]. Yet, despite heavy investments and a strong move towards digitally-enhancing tasks of health professionals, there still many that state that such digital technologies are becoming more of an obstacle rather than an aid in improving work [21].…”