Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sarah Wilkes, Heleen van der Sijs, Elise van der Sman, Hugo van der Kuy, Rianne Zaal
Summary: This systematic literature review explores the information needs of inpatients regarding medication, including factors that influence these needs such as timing, method, provider, and patient characteristics. The findings indicate that inpatients primarily seek information about the adverse and beneficial effects of medication, as well as general guidelines for medication use. It is recommended that this information be provided in printed format by a physician who already has an established relationship with the patient. Recent studies suggest that patients are receptive to using modern technology for accessing medication information.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2023)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mina Galeshi, Hoda Shirafkan, Shahla Yazdani, Zahra Motaghi
Summary: This systematic review aimed to determine the reproductive health needs of women with HPV. The studies found that most women had unanswered questions about their HPV test results, such as wanting information on different HPV viral types, transmission, implications for sexual partners, prevalence, latency and regression of HPV, their management options, and the implications of infection for cancer risk and fertility.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Najuwa Mohd Nasir, Haliza Mohd Zahari, Rozita Husain
Summary: This study uses systematic reviews of published journal papers from 2018 to 2022 to analyze research trends and provide a comprehensive overview of disaster management research within the context of humanitarian logistics. The findings reveal a lack of attention to the study of information needs in humanitarian logistics during disaster response. Most previous research focuses on disaster management before, during, and after disasters and fails to comprehensively explore the information required by humanitarian logistics providers for effective support to disaster victims. The study highlights the importance of considering logistics needs-based information in disaster management research.
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Salima Meherali, Lisa Hartling, Alyson Campbell, Featherstone Robin, Shannon Scott
Summary: The review revealed that parents generally have limited knowledge about AOM, leading to uncertainty in how to help their child with AOM and unmet information needs. This highlights the importance of developing innovative, evidence-based knowledge translation tools to bridge the knowledge-practice gap in AOM management.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Maria Paz Godoy, Cristian Rusu, Jonathan Ugalde
Summary: This article introduces a new approach called Information Consumer Experience (ICX), which takes into account both employee experiences and information used within the organization. Through a systematic review of the literature, the authors identify a set of definitions, approaches, and methods for ICX modeling, evaluation, and design. The study proposes future research directions for exploring ICX analysis based on the factors and methods identified in this work, as ICX can be considered a specific case of CX.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Review
Oncology
Belinda C. Goodwin, Leah Zajdlewicz, Anna Stiller, Elizabeth A. Johnston, Larry Myers, Joanne F. Aitken, Rebecca J. Bergin, Raymond J. Chan, Fiona Crawford-Williams, Jon D. Emery
Summary: This systematic literature review aimed to assess the information needs of cancer survivors living in rural communities in Australia, in order to enhance their transition from treatment in major cities to community care. The study found that rural cancer survivors have a wide range of information needs, including prognosis and recovery, treatment side effects management, healthy lifestyle choices, referrals to support services, and delivery of information at multiple time points. Coordinated and multi-step provision of information is crucial for supporting health and recovery in rural cancer survivors.
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Anica Ilic, Yara Sievers, Katharina Roser, Katrin Scheinemann, Gisela Michel
Summary: This study synthesized qualitative research on the information needs of relatives of childhood cancer patients and survivors. Five areas of information needs were identified: treatment, medication, and care; general information about cancer; coping and support; follow-up, late effects, and rehabilitation; and parenting and everyday life. The appropriateness of information depended on various factors, including health care professionals' aptitude, message characteristics, communication setting, and relatives' personal factors.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2023)
Review
Oncology
Jai Prashar, Patricia Schartau, Elizabeth Murray
Summary: The review identified 2091 citations, with 105 included. Overarching themes emerged under the headings of illness, everyday life and biographical work. Illness work needs include consistency and continuity of information, tailored to ethnicity, age and sexual orientation. Biographical work focused on a desire to preserve identity in the context of damaging sexual side effects. Everyday life needs centred around exercise and diet support and supportive relationships with partners and peers. Work-related issues were highlighted specifically by younger patients, whereas gay and bisexual men emphasised a lack of specialised support.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER CARE
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lais Manata Vanzella, Maureen Pakosh, Paul Oh, G. L. M. Ghisi
Summary: This systematic review aimed to identify the information needs and preferences of individuals with CVD from underserved populations. The study found that underserved populations have unique needs in terms of CVD information, prevention, management, and healthcare, but there is a lack of standardization in assessing and reporting these needs.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Annett Schulze, Fabian Brand, Johanna Geppert, Gaby-Fleur Boel
Summary: This systematic review examines the current state of research on dashboards in the context of public health risks and diseases. The findings suggest a lack of evaluation of dashboard content and a focus on purely functional evaluations by development teams. The study highlights the need for a theory-based integration of user-specific risk information needs in research on public health intervention tools like dashboards.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Review
Development Studies
Dinao Tjia, Serena Coetzee
Summary: Accurate, current and complete geospatial information is crucial for upgrading informal settlements. This paper reviews literature on informal settlement upgrades and categorizes the collected geospatial information into physical, socio-economic, and boundaries categories. The results indicate a focus on empirically observable characteristics and characteristics of informal settlement occupants, with limited attention to social networks and ties. Various methods of data acquisition are utilized, although the use of UAVs is not yet widespread.
HABITAT INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Review
Computer Science, Information Systems
Hyerim Cho, Minh T. N. Pham, Katherine N. Leonard, Alex C. Urban
Summary: This paper provides an overview of literature on image information needs and behaviors, analyzing 69 peer-reviewed works from 1997 to 2019. It shows that people use images for various reasons and employ strategies like keyword searches and browsing, with trends in query analysis and participant pools for research. The paper highlights key research gaps and calls for more investigation into user expertise and a diversity of population samples.
JOURNAL OF DOCUMENTATION
(2022)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Ahmad Khanijahani, Shabnam Iezadi, Sarah Agoglia, Spencer Barber, Courtney Cox, Natalie Olivo
Summary: This systematic review identifies factors associated with information breaches in healthcare settings. Factors such as organizational, information technology, professionals/employees, and clients/patients contribute to breaches. Hospital characteristics, EMR use, and personnel types impact the frequency and magnitude of breaches. Patients' sociodemographic, clinical, and behavioral characteristics also influence the perceived breach of confidentiality.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Gyde Steffen, Ida Sperle, Thomas Harder, Navina Sarma, Sandra Beermann, Roma Thamm, Viviane Bremer, Ruth Zimmermann, Sandra Dudareva
Summary: This study estimated HBV vaccination coverage in the general population and high-risk populations in Germany and identified evidence gaps for future research. While vaccination coverage in children/adolescents was relatively comprehensive, it remains below the WHO goal of 95% in Germany. Vaccination coverage for occupational risk populations met WHO goals but evidence quality was varied, while evidence for non-occupational risk populations was sparse and of low quality, indicating the need for further research to plan vaccination programs targeting these populations.
BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)
Review
Computer Science, Cybernetics
Guangtao Zhang, John Paulin Hansen
Summary: Telepresence robots are increasingly used for remote social interaction, improving the quality of life for people with special needs but facing interface accessibility barriers. This review provides an overview of existing research, identifies common research directions, and highlights issues for future research.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION
(2022)
