How do cancer patients navigate the public information environment? Understanding patterns and motivations for movement among information sources

Rebekah H. Nagler; Anca Romantan; Bridget J. Kelly; Robin S. Stevens; Stacy W. Gray; Shawnika J. Hull; A. Susana Ramirez; Robert C. Hornik

doi:10.1007/s13187-010-0054-5

How do cancer patients navigate the public information environment? Understanding patterns and motivations for movement among information sources

Rebekah H. Nagler, Anca Romantan, Bridget J. Kelly, Robin S. Stevens, Stacy W. Gray, Shawnika J. Hull, A. Susana Ramirez, Robert C. Hornik

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Abstract

Little is known about how patients move among information sources to fulfill unmet needs. We interviewed 43 breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer patients. Using a grounded theory approach, we identified patterns and motivations for movement among information sources. Overall, patients reported using one source (e.g., newspaper) followed by the use of another source (e.g., Internet), and five key motivations for such cross-source movement emerged. Patients' social networks often played a central role in this movement. Understanding how patients navigate an increasingly complex information environment may help clinicians and educators to guide patients to appropriate, high-quality sources.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	360-370
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Cancer Education
Volume	25
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-010-0054-5
State	Published - Sep 2010

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The authors wish to acknowledge the funding support of the National Cancer Institute’s Center of Excellence in Cancer Communication (CECCR) located at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania (P50-CA095856-05). This publication’s contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the National Cancer Institute.

Keywords

Complementarity theory
Cross-source engagement
Grounded theory
Information seeking

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How do cancer patients navigate the public information environment? Understanding patterns and motivations for movement among information sources

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