Table 3.
Information-seeking behaviour
| Main category | Subcategory | Examples | Study designs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualitative studies | Quantitative studies | Mixed-methods studies | |||
| 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] | |