Types of information-seeking behaviour [9, 12, 13, 28–32, 35, 44] |
Passive attention |
Picking up information in the newspaper or TV shows [9] |
[9, 28, 30] |
[44] |
– |
Passive search |
Searching without a specific purpose; passively received information [29] |
[29, 30] |
– |
– |
Active search |
Active seeking in the beginning [29] |
[28–31] |
[9, 44] |
[12, 35] |
Ongoing search |
Looking for credible sources to ‘weave their ongoing web of information’ [9] |
[9, 28, 29] |
– |
[12, 13] |
Combined types |
Start with general information and continue with more specific ones [12] |
[9, 28, 29, 31, 32] |
– |
[12, 13] |
Information sources [5, 9, 10, 12, 13, 23–34, 36–43] |
Healthcare professional |
Physicians, nurses, dietitians, diabetes educator, pharmacists [12] |
[9, 27, 29–32, 37, 39, 40] |
[5, 10, 24, 26, 36, 42] |
[12, 13, 33, 35, 43] |
Diabetes groups |
Groups as one of the major information sources [31] |
[31] |
[42] |
[12, 13] |
Relatives/friends |
Family with DM history as an information source [29] |
[9, 29, 31, 40] |
[10, 26, 36] |
[12, 13, 33, 43] |
Other patients |
Other T1DM patients or patient society [26] |
– |
[26] |
[12, 13] |
Internet |
Superficial and particular websites [33] |
[9, 27, 29, 31, 32, 37, 39, 40] |
[5, 10, 23–26, 36, 38, 41, 42] |
[12, 13, 33, 34, 43] |
Brochures/magazines |
Printed media is still a mentioned source [9] |
[9, 29, 31, 40] |
[26, 36] |
[12, 13, 35] |
Books |
Books as a helpful source, especially obtain information after diagnosis [33] |
[9, 29, 31, 40] |
– |
[12, 13, 33] |
Broadcast media |
Radio and television [5] |
[29] |
[5, 26, 36] |
[12, 13, 43] |
Social networks |
Facebook or twitter [9] |
[30, 37, 40] |
[25, 36, 38] |
– |
Content of information [5, 12, 13, 22–24, 32, 34, 36, 37, 39, 43] |
Diet |
Information need of pre-diabetic patients about nutrition [22]; alcohol and DM [32] |
[32] |
[5, 22, 23, 36] |
[12, 13, 34, 43] |
Complications |
Symptoms of DM kidney failure [32] |
[32] |
[5, 23, 24, 36] |
[12, 13, 34, 43] |
Exercise |
Effect of exercise on blood sugar level [12] |
[32, 37] |
[5, 22, 23] |
[12, 13, 34, 43] |
Medication and pharmacological interactions |
Insulin treatment [34] |
[32] |
[23, 36] |
[12, 13, 34, 43] |
Pregnancy |
Breastfeeding and DM [34] |
– |
[23, 39] |
[34] |