Nagler Rebekah H, Romantan Anca, Kelly Bridget J, Stevens Robin S, Gray Stacy W, Hull Shawnika J, Ramirez A Susana, Hornik Robert C
Center of Excellence in Cancer Communication Research, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, 3620 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
J Cancer Educ. 2010 Sep;25(3):360-70. doi: 10.1007/s13187-010-0054-5. Epub 2010 Mar 5.
Little is known about how patients move among information sources to fulfill unmet needs. We interviewed 43 breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer patients. Using a grounded theory approach, we identified patterns and motivations for movement among information sources. Overall, patients reported using one source (e.g., newspaper) followed by the use of another source (e.g., Internet), and five key motivations for such cross-source movement emerged. Patients' social networks often played a central role in this movement. Understanding how patients navigate an increasingly complex information environment may help clinicians and educators to guide patients to appropriate, high-quality sources.
关于患者如何在信息来源之间移动以满足未满足的需求，我们知之甚少。我们采访了43名乳腺癌、前列腺癌和结直肠癌患者。采用扎根理论方法，我们确定了信息来源之间移动的模式和动机。总体而言，患者报告先使用一种来源（如报纸），然后再使用另一种来源（如互联网），并出现了这种跨来源移动的五个关键动机。患者的社交网络在这种移动中往往起着核心作用。了解患者如何在日益复杂的信息环境中导航，可能有助于临床医生和教育工作者引导患者获取合适的、高质量的信息来源。
