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'''Health information-seeking behaviour''' (HISB), also known as ''health information seeking'', ''health seeking behaviour'' or ''health information behaviour'', refers to ahow seriespeople interactionlook thatfor reduceinformation uncertainty regardingabout health status, but also to construct a social and personal sense of healthillness.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Tardy|first1=Rebecca W.|last2=Hale|first2=CL|title=Getting "plugged in": A network analysis of health-information seeking among "stay-at-home moms"|journal=Communication Monographs|date=1998|volume=65|issue=4|pages=336–357|doi=10.1080/03637759809376457}}</ref> HISB is a key strategy for many people to understand their health problems and to cope with illness.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Lambert|first1=SD|last2=Loiselle|first2=CG|title=Health information seeking behavior|journal=Qual Health Res|date=2007|volume=17|issue=8|pages=1006–1019|doi=10.1177/1049732307305199|pmid=17928475}}</ref> Recently, thanks to the development of the technologies and networks, people have a trend of seeking health information on the Internet. Particularly, when it comes to the following scenarios, people tend to carry out online HISB:<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Pang|first1=PCI|last2=Chang|first2=S|last3=Pearce|first3=J|last4=Verspoor|first4=K|title=Online Health Information Seeking Behaviour: Understanding Different Search Approaches|journal=Proceedings of the 18th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2014)|date=2014|url=http://aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2014/229/}}</ref>
 
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== Definition ==
Health information-seeking behaviour refers to the various ways people look for information about health and illness.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Lambert |first1=Sylvie D. |last2=Loiselle |first2=Carmen G. |date=October 2007 |title=Health Information—Seeking Behavior |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1049732307305199 |journal=Qualitative Health Research |language=en |volume=17 |issue=8 |pages=1006–1019 |doi=10.1177/1049732307305199 |pmid=17928475 |issn=1049-7323}}</ref> HISB can take different forms, for example actively looking for health information or passively receiving it while doing something else.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Zimmerman |first1=Margaret S. |last2=Shaw |first2=George |date=12 February 2020 |title=Health information seeking behaviour: a concept analysis |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/hir.12287 |journal=Health Information & Libraries Journal |language=en |volume=37 |issue=3 |pages=173–191 |doi=10.1111/hir.12287 |pmid=32052549 |issn=1471-1834}}</ref>
 
== Impact on health ==
Health information seeking not only affects knowledge but can also change how people behave before, during and after their illness.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Routledge Handbook of Health Communication |publisher=Routledge |year=2021 |isbn=978-1-000-45138-2 |editor-last=Thompson |editor-first=Teresa L. |edition=Third |location=New York |chapter=Health Information Seeking |editor-last2=Harrington |editor-first2=Nancy Grant}}</ref>
 
== By condition ==
 
=== Inflammatory bowel disease ===
Among people with [[inflammatory bowel disease]] ([[ulcerative colitis]] or [[Crohn's disease|Crohn’s disease]]), the information that is most commonly looked for usually concerns treatments and medication for their condition. Further information needs typically concerns basic information about inflammatory bowel disease, managing the condition and daily life, and its effects on sexuality and [[Sexual and reproductive health|reproductive health]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Ni |first1=Zijun |last2=Zhu |first2=Lingli |last3=Li |first3=Shuyan |last4=Zhang |first4=Yuping |last5=Zhao |first5=Ruiyi |date=2024-01-27 |title=Characteristics and associated factors of health information-seeking behaviour among patients with inflammatory bowel disease in the digital era: a scoping review |journal=BMC Public Health |language=en |volume=24 |issue=1 |page=307 |doi=10.1186/s12889-024-17758-w |doi-access=free |issn=1471-2458 |pmc=10821566 |pmid=38279086}}</ref>
 
==See also==
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