Uncertainty and information-seeking patterns: A test of competing hypotheses in the context of health care reform.
Health Commun
; 31(7): 892-902, 2016 07.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26698558
ABSTRACT
This article integrates three uncertainty frameworks (i.e., uncertainty reduction, motivation to reduce uncertainty, predicted outcome value) to examine the relationship between uncertainty and information seeking in the context of health care reform. The study consisted of a pretest to assess model variables, tracking of online information seeking (by monitoring website use), and a posttest. Results indicate predicted outcome value theory is the best predictor of information seeking, which is subsequently associated with greater certainty and information recall. The data suggest uncertainty alone is not enough to motivate information seeking; individuals must perceive information to have appreciable value in order to spend time seeking it. Theoretical and practical applications, as well as avenues for future research, are presented.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Reforma dos Serviços de Saúde
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Incerteza
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Comportamento de Busca de Informação
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Article