Department of Medical Library and Information Sciences, School of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
PLoS One. 2020 Aug 17;15(8):e0237735. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237735. eCollection 2020.
Obsession with the physique and appearance is a by-product of consumer societies. As such, fitness and slimming have now become major concerns of Iranian females. This study endeavors to elaborate on information-seeking behaviors among female students of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences concerning fitness. This study conducted in 2018, employs a qualitative approach using conventional content analysis. The research population includes female students of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, 16 of whom were selected with use of purposive sampling. Data were collected through face-to-face semi-structured interviews and their trustworthiness was confirmed by the criteria of 'credibility', 'confirmability', 'dependability', and 'transferability' proposed by Guba and Lincoln. Results reveal four sub-categories and nineteen codes on information-seeking behavior. Sub-categories and codes including information-seeking motivations (achieving physical health, physical appearance, social acceptability, self-confidence, family and friends' pressure) information resources (electronic information resources, social media, printed information resources, doctors and nutritionists, family and friends, traditional & Islamic medicine, radio and TV), information validation (asking the doctors and specialists, matching the information with scientific references, consulting with friends and relatives) and obstacles to seeking information (lack of time, high costs, distrust, access limitation). by increasing the students' informational and media literacy, providing authentic and low-cost online resources of information and specialized TV programs, the damages rooted in using invalid information resources concerning fitness can be substantially diminished.
对身材和外貌的痴迷是消费社会的副产品。因此，健身和减肥现在已经成为伊朗女性的主要关注点。本研究旨在阐述伊斯法罕医科大学女学生在健身方面的信息寻求行为。这项研究于 2018 年进行，采用传统的内容分析法进行定性研究。研究对象为伊斯法罕医科大学的女学生，其中 16 人采用目的抽样法选择。通过面对面的半结构化访谈收集数据，并通过 Guba 和 Lincoln 提出的“可信度”、“可验证性”、“可靠性”和“可转移性”标准来确认其可信度。结果揭示了信息寻求行为的四个亚类和十九个编码。亚类和编码包括信息寻求动机（获得身体健康、外貌、社会可接受性、自信、家庭和朋友的压力）、信息资源（电子信息资源、社交媒体、印刷信息资源、医生和营养师、家庭和朋友、传统和伊斯兰医学、广播和电视）、信息验证（询问医生和专家、将信息与科学参考资料进行匹配、咨询朋友和亲戚）以及信息寻求障碍（缺乏时间、高成本、不信任、访问限制）。通过提高学生的信息和媒体素养，提供真实、低成本的在线信息资源和专门的电视节目，可以大大减少因使用无效健身信息资源而造成的损害。
