Information Seeking Behavior
"Information Seeking Behavior" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
How information is gathered in personal, academic or work environments and the resources used.
| Descriptor ID |
D057226
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.209.372 F01.145.535 L01.143.458
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| Concept/Terms |
Information Seeking Behavior- Information Seeking Behavior
- Behavior, Information Seeking
- Behaviors, Information Seeking
- Information Seeking Behaviors
- Seeking Behavior, Information
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Information Seeking Behavior".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Information Seeking Behavior".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Information Seeking Behavior" by people in Profiles.
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Shen OY, Pratap JS, Li X, Chen NC, Bhashyam AR. Reply to the Letter to the Editor: How Does ChatGPT Use Source Information Compared With Google? A Text Network Analysis of Online Health Information. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2024 Aug 01; 482(8):1512-1513.
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Zakar R, Iqbal S, Zakar MZ, Fischer F. COVID-19 and Health Information Seeking Behavior: Digital Health Literacy Survey amongst University Students in Pakistan. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 04 11; 18(8).
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Nussenbaum K, Cohen AO, Davis ZJ, Halpern DJ, Gureckis TM, Hartley CA. Causal Information-Seeking Strategies Change Across Childhood and Adolescence. Cogn Sci. 2020 09; 44(9):e12888.
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Blackburn J, Fischerauer SF, Talaei-Khoei M, Chen NC, Oh LS, Vranceanu AM. What are the Implications of Excessive Internet Searches for Medical Information by Orthopaedic Patients? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2019 Dec; 477(12):2665-2673.
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Niforatos JD, Zheutlin AR, Pescatore RM. Public interest in gun control in the USA. Inj Prev. 2019 09; 25(Suppl 1):i16-i17.
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Teitelman AM. Using Mobile Technologies to Improve Women's Health. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2018 11; 47(6):830-832.
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Stegenga K, Pentz RD, Alderfer MA, Pelletier W, Fairclough D, Hinds PS. Child and Parent Access to Transplant Information and Involvement in Treatment Decision Making. West J Nurs Res. 2019 04; 41(4):576-591.
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Kim C, Gupta R, Shah A, Madill E, Prabhu AV, Agarwal N. Digital Footprint of Neurological Surgeons. World Neurosurg. 2018 May; 113:e172-e178.
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McClure LA, Tannenbaum SL, Zheng DD, Joslin CE, Perera MJ, Gellman MD, Arheart KL, Lam BL, Lee DJ. Eye Health Knowledge and Eye Health Information Exposure Among Hispanic/Latino Individuals: Results From the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2017 08 01; 135(8):878-882.
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Merandy K, Hardie T. Indicators of Health Literacy In Bladder Cancer Survivors: A Secondary Analysis of the Integrative Health Interview Series (IHIS). Urol Nurs. 2016 Jan-Feb; 36(1):37-43.