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.

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How information is gathered in personal, academic or work environments and the resources used.

Descriptor ID	D057226
MeSH Number(s)	F01.145.209.372 F01.145.535 L01.143.458
Concept/Terms	Information Seeking Behavior Information Seeking Behavior Behavior, Information Seeking Behaviors, Information Seeking Information Seeking Behaviors Seeking Behavior, Information

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Information Seeking Behavior".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Behavior [F01.145]
Communication [F01.145.209]
Information Seeking Behavior [F01.145.209.372]
Information Seeking Behavior [F01.145.535]
Information Science [L]
Information Science [L01]
Communication [L01.143]
Information Seeking Behavior [L01.143.458]

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Bar chart showing 24 publications over 13 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2009	0	1	1
2010	1	0	1
2013	1	0	1
2014	3	1	4
2015	2	0	2
2016	3	0	3
2017	2	0	2
2018	2	0	2
2019	1	1	2
2020	2	0	2
2021	1	0	1
2023	0	1	1
2024	2	0	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Information Seeking Behavior" by people in Profiles.

Ross L, Preston MA, Lee TC, Lockhart J, Young J, Wood A, Wood R. Exploring Information Seeking Anxiety Among Localized Prostate Cancer Patients. Am J Mens Health. 2024 Mar-Apr; 18(2):15579883241240339.

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Adepoju OE, Singh M, Tipton M, Peperone G, Trujillo M, Ojinnaka C. Access to technology, internet usage, and online health information-seeking behaviors in a racially diverse, lower-income population. Front Public Health. 2024; 12:1328544.

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Zhao X, Hayes T, Timmons AC, Wu W, Frazier SL. Unpacking Inequities in ADHD Diagnosis: Examining Individual-Level Race/Ethnicity and State-Level Online Information-Seeking Patterns. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2023 07; 50(4):576-590.

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Zhao X, Coxe SJ, Timmons AC, Frazier SL. Mental Health Information Seeking Online: A Google Trends Analysis of ADHD. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2022 05; 49(3):357-373.

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Cassel K, Willingham M, Lee HR, Somera LP, Badowski G, Pagano I. Acculturation and Cancer Risk Behaviors among Pacific Islanders in Hawaii. Ethn Dis. 2020; 30(4):593-602.

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Calixte R, Rivera A, Oridota O, Beauchamp W, Camacho-Rivera M. Social and Demographic Patterns of Health-Related Internet Use Among Adults in the United States: A Secondary Data Analysis of the Health Information National Trends Survey. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 09 19; 17(18).

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Din HN, McDaniels-Davidson C, Nodora J, Madanat H. Profiles of a Health Information-Seeking Population and the Current Digital Divide: Cross-Sectional Analysis of the 2015-2016 California Health Interview Survey. J Med Internet Res. 2019 05 14; 21(5):e11931.

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Camacho-Rivera M, Rice SL, Oh S, Paris M, Akpara E, Molina J, Obadina M, Mcmillan S, Aracena JLM, Morency J, Muniz RC, Gany F, Brown CL, Gonsky J, Osborne JR. Cancer Health Impact Program (CHIP): Identifying Social and Demographic Associations of mHealth Access and Cancer Screening Behaviors Among Brooklyn, New York, Residents. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2019 03; 28(3):478-485.

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Sinky TH, Faith J, Lindly O, Thorburn S. Cancer Fatalism and Preferred Sources of Cancer Information: an Assessment Using 2012 HINTS Data. J Cancer Educ. 2018 02; 33(1):231-237.

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Claridy MD, Hudson MM, Caplan L, Mitby PA, Leisenring W, Smith SA, Robison LL, Mertens AC. Patterns of Internet-based health information seeking in adult survivors of childhood cancer. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018 05; 65(5):e26954.

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