Nikbakht Nasrabadi Alireza, Sabzevari Sakineh, Negahban Bonabi Tayebeh
Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Department of Medical Sergical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IR Iran.
Iran Red Crescent Med J. 2015 Feb 21;17(2):e25156. doi: 10.5812/ircmj.25156. eCollection 2015 Feb.
Women as active health information seekers play a key role in determining lifestyle and possible implementation of preventive measures, thereby improving the health of individuals, families and society. Although studies indicate that equipping people with adequate health information leads to optimal health outcomes, sometimes the complexity of human behavior and presence of barriers and limitations expose them to challenges.
This study was designed to explore women's experiences of health information seeking barriers.
In this qualitative content analysis study, data collection was conducted regarding inclusion criteria, through purposive sampling and semi-structured interviews with 17 women and using documentation and field notes until data saturation. Qualitative data analysis was performed constantly and simultaneously with data collection.
Five central themes were emerged to explain women's experiences of barriers to health information seeking as inadequate support from health care system, shame and embarrassment, costs, wrong ideas and beliefs and inadequate health literacy.
It seems the accurate and evidence-based review of the current health system is crucial to support the health informative requirements in a community-based approach, respecting the community cultural-religious beliefs and client participation in health care and according to local resources.
女性作为积极的健康信息寻求者，在决定生活方式以及预防措施的可能实施方面发挥着关键作用，从而改善个人、家庭和社会的健康状况。尽管研究表明，为人们提供充足的健康信息会带来最佳的健康结果，但有时人类行为的复杂性以及障碍和限制的存在使他们面临挑战。
本研究旨在探讨女性寻求健康信息障碍的经历。
在这项定性内容分析研究中，通过目的抽样和对17名女性进行半结构化访谈，并使用文献资料和实地记录，直至数据饱和，来收集纳入标准相关的数据。定性数据分析与数据收集同时持续进行。
出现了五个核心主题来解释女性寻求健康信息的障碍经历，即医疗保健系统支持不足；羞耻和尴尬；成本；错误观念和信仰；健康素养不足。
似乎对当前卫生系统进行准确且基于证据的审查对于以社区为基础的方式支持健康信息需求至关重要，要尊重社区文化宗教信仰、患者参与医疗保健，并依据当地资源。
