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1. Predatory Publishing and the Academic Librarian: Developing Tools to
Make Decisions.
2. A Microsoft Excel Approach to Reduce Errors and Increase Efficiency in
Systematic Searching.
3. Providing Information-Seeking Skills Feedback Within a Medical School
Curriculum: A Partnership between Librarians and Education Specialists.
4. The Medical Library as a Component of a Medical School Outreach
Experience.
5. An Investigation of the Backgrounds of Health Sciences Librarians.
6. Improving Nurses' Skills and Supporting a Culture of Evidence-Based
Practice.
7. Focus group interview regarding the accessibility of health
information for people with disabilities and means of improving this
accessibility in the future.
8. Situating Wikipedia as a health information resource in various
contexts: A scoping review.
9. Information seeking in the context of cigarette smoking: predictors
from the Comprehensive Model of Information Seeking (CMIS).
10. Evaluating Literature for Oncology Data Gaps to Improve the Quality
of Standard Response Letters: A Retrospective Review.
11. A new twist on the graduate student journal club: Using a
topic-centered approach to promote student engagement.
12. Vaccine information seeking on social Q&A services.
13. Assessing the Validity and Accuracy of Online Videos on Vaccine
Health Risks.
14. Assessing YouTube science news' credibility: The impact of web-search
on the role of video, source, and user attributes.
15. What quality factors matter in enhancing the perceived benefits of
online health information sites? Application of the updated DeLone and
McLean Information Systems Success Model.
16. Patient health-seeking behavior on WeChat: Social media and
dermatology.
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Med Ref Serv Q. 2020 Jan-Mar;39(1):39(1): 1-14
1. Predatory Publishing and the Academic Librarian: Developing Tools to
Make Decisions.
Lopez E, Gaspard CS
Predatory publishing tactics are well-documented in the literature; however,
the way in which academic librarians handle questions about these deceptive
practices is not. A thorough review of the literature revealed a need for
true decision-making tools that were easy to use and share. Based on this
evidence, the authors developed Scholarly Tools Opposing Predatory Practices
(STOPP) to empower librarians to make informed decisions by providing the
appropriate context and tools for appraising journals, websites,
conferences, and thesis converters. While geared toward academic medical
librarians, these tools are built to evolve and adapt across disciplines as
predatory practices evolve and adapt.
Keywords: Decision-making tools; predatory publishing; scholarly
communication
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2020.1693205
URL: http://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32069201
Med Ref Serv Q. 2020 Jan-Mar;39(1):39(1): 15-26
2. A Microsoft Excel Approach to Reduce Errors and Increase Efficiency in
Systematic Searching.
Brunskill A
Developing a search strategy for a systematic review is a time-consuming
process in which small errors around the formatting and compilation of terms
can have large consequences. Microsoft Excel was identified as a potentially
useful software to streamline the process and reduce manual errors.
Ultimately a spreadsheet was created that largely automates the process of
creating a single-line search string with correctly formatted terms, Boolean
operators and parentheses.
Keywords: Excel; errors; search strategy; systematic reviews; translation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2020.1704598
URL: http://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32069194
Med Ref Serv Q. 2020 Jan-Mar;39(1):39(1): 27-34
3. Providing Information-Seeking Skills Feedback Within a Medical School
Curriculum: A Partnership between Librarians and Education Specialists.
Thomas D, Hardi A, Dufault C
The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) revised their standards
for MD program curricula with increased emphasis on the teaching and
assessment of skills needed for life-long learning. This case study
describes the collaboration between a team of librarians and a curriculum
office to continuously improve information-seeking skills activities for
medical students. This positive collaborative experience has firmly embedded
librarians into the medical curriculum. Based on student feedback, the
majority of students found the librarian-involved activities useful.
Keywords: Academic health sciences librarians; evidence-based medicine;
information-seeking skills; medical education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2020.1688622
URL: http://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32069200
Med Ref Serv Q. 2020 Jan-Mar;39(1):39(1): 50-59
4. The Medical Library as a Component of a Medical School Outreach
Experience.
Schellinger J, Cable K, Bond M, Campbell KM
The United States is facing a shortage of physicians for minorities and
patients in disadvantaged areas. Many medical schools have pipeline programs
to promote the interest of minority students in medicine. The Brody School
of Medicine at East Carolina University established the Brody RISE program.
Recruitment efforts targeted schools within Pitt County, NC. Students
participate in interactive STEM activities and campus tours. Laupus Health
Sciences Librarians developed interactive activities that engage critical
thinking and teach anatomy and medical history. The organizers of the Brody
RISE program continually evaluate and expand the program. Laupus Library
continues to partner in these activities.
Keywords: Cultural diversity; education; libraries; library services;
medical; schools
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2019.1693225
URL: http://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32069197
Med Ref Serv Q. 2020 Jan-Mar;39(1):39(1): 35-49
5. An Investigation of the Backgrounds of Health Sciences Librarians.
Koos JA, Scheinfeld L
The purpose of this study was to investigate the educational and
professional backgrounds of health sciences librarians currently working in
the U.S. and Canada. A survey consisting of 15 questions was created using
the software program Qualtrics. 389 total surveys were received. Respondents
reported having a wide variety of educational and professional backgrounds.
Only about 22% of respondents reported having health sciences work
experience prior to entering the field. Recruitment into the field of health
sciences librarianship should take a broad approach, and professional
development efforts should appeal to a wide array of experience levels.
Keywords: Continuing education; education; health sciences librarians;
medical librarians; professional development
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2020.1688621
URL: http://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32069198
Med Ref Serv Q. 2020 Jan-Mar;39(1):39(1): 60-66
6. Improving Nurses' Skills and Supporting a Culture of Evidence-Based
Practice.
Teolis MG
Evidence-based practice is critical to hospitals achieving high quality
performance measures, improving patient outcomes, and reducing mortality and
costs. Nurses who perform evidence-based care report greater job
satisfaction, which leads to less turnover or occupational burnout.
Librarians play an essential role in establishing an evidence-based culture
in their organizations and supporting the nursing staff so that they are not
only competent, but also confident in meeting evidence-based competencies.
Action steps librarians can take include augmenting their collections with
evidence-based resources, collaborating with staff to help them find the
best evidence, and assisting with the first four steps of the evidence-based
practice model.
Keywords: Advanced practice nursing; clinical competence; evidence-based
practice; hospital libraries; information literacy; surveys and
questionnaires
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2020.1688626
URL: http://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32069202
Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Feb;99(8): e19188
7. Focus group interview regarding the accessibility of health
information for people with disabilities and means of improving this
accessibility in the future.
Shon C, Jeon B, Lim JH, Park SY, Lee YR, Kim YE, Park S, Lee NE, Oh IH
This study concerns the accessibility of health information for people with
disabilities. More specifically, by interviewing policy elites who have
backgrounds in this area, we seek to obtain their opinions regarding the
type of information people with disabilities require, and people with
disabilities overall awareness of such information. Based on the information
obtained, we also aim to identify methods of improving this accessibility.A
focus group interview was conducted involving policy elites who had
previously participated in decision-making processes for health policy.
These elites were sourced from the fields of academia, medicine, and
government. Content analysis was performed using NVivo 10, which is a
computer-assisted/aided qualitative data-analysis software.The focus-group
participants felt that relevant information for people with disabilities is
provided in a fragmentary manner through several channels that have
relatively low reliability, which creates difficulties for a significant
portion of the target recipients. Discussions regarding the type of health
information required by people with disabilities yielded the following topic
clusters: information regarding health-care providers who specialize in
specific disability types and regarding health behaviors for certain
lifecycles, and information that helps people with disabilities return to
society. Further, the focus group recommended 2 means of providing essential
health information to PWDs in the future. As short-term strategies, the
participants proposed simplifying the existing, fragmented information
channels and the creation of a comprehensive web-based information portal
with an associated call center. As a long-term strategy, they proposed the
development of smart-device-based information services that are tailored to
the needs of individuals.Efforts to reduce the disparities in health
information for people with disabilities are essential for addressing the
existing inequality regarding the availability of health information.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000019188
URL: http://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32080101
PLoS One. 2020 ;15(2): e0228786
8. Situating Wikipedia as a health information resource in various
contexts: A scoping review.
Smith DA
BACKGROUND: Wikipedia's health content is the most frequently visited
resource for health information on the internet. While the literature
provides strong evidence for its high usage, a comprehensive literature
review of Wikipedia's role within the health context has not yet been
reported.
OBJECTIVE: To conduct a comprehensive review of peer-reviewed, published
literature to learn what the existing body of literature says about
Wikipedia as a health information resource and what publication trends
exist, if any.
METHODS: A comprehensive literature search in OVID Medline, OVID Embase,
CINAHL, LISTA, Wilson's Web, AMED, and Web of Science was performed. Through
a two-stage screening process, records were excluded if: Wikipedia was not a
major or exclusive focus of the article; Wikipedia was not discussed within
the context of a health or medical topic; the article was not available in
English, the article was irretrievable, or; the article was a letter,
commentary, editorial, or popular media article.
RESULTS: 89 articles and conference proceedings were selected for inclusion
in the review. Four categories of literature emerged: 1) studies that
situate Wikipedia as a health information resource; 2) investigations into
the quality of Wikipedia, 3) explorations of the utility of Wikipedia in
education, and 4) studies that demonstrate the utility of Wikipedia in
research.
CONCLUSION: The literature positions Wikipedia as a prominent health
information resource in various contexts for the public, patients, students,
and practitioners seeking health information online. Wikipedia's health
content is accessed frequently, and its pages regularly rank highly in
Google search results. While Wikipedia itself is well into its second
decade, the academic discourse around Wikipedia within the context of health
is still young and the academic literature is limited when attempts are made
to understand Wikipedia as a health information resource. Possibilities for
future research will be discussed.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228786
URL: http://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32069322
Psychol Health Med. 2020 Feb 20. 1-19
9. Information seeking in the context of cigarette smoking: predictors
from the Comprehensive Model of Information Seeking (CMIS).
Xiao Z, Lee J, Zeng L, Ni L
Background: The CMIS indicates that key variables in actively obtaining
information on cigarette smoking are demographics, direct experience,
salience, and beliefs, which affects subsequent evaluations and utility of
information.Method: Cross-sectional data were drawn from the HINTS-FDA 2015
national survey in which a stratified random sample of the U.S. postal
addresses (N = 3,738) self-administered a mailed paper questionnaire. Path
analysis was conducted to test the CMIS.Results: Age, income, education,
sexual orientation, beliefs about behavior change, and salience are
significant predictors of perceived utility of information.Direct predictors
of information seeking on health effects are comprehension of information (β
= .06, 95% CI: .02-.09, p < .05), trust in information sources (β = .23, 95%
CI: .18-.276, p < .01), and confidence in obtaining information (β = .10,
95% CI: .047-.160, p < .05). The final model produced fit indices of c2 =
356.48, df = 24, CFI = .91, RMSEA = .061 (95% CI: .055-.067), R2 =
.098.Conclusions: The CMIS is a valid theoretical framework in predicting
information seeking on cigarette smoking. This study closes a gap in the
literature by addressing key factors simultaneously that influence
information seeking on health effects and cessation of cigarette smoking.
Keywords: CMIS; Health information seeking; perceived utility of
information; quality of information; smoking; trust in information sources
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2020.1728348
URL: http://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32077752
Ther Innov Regul Sci. 2020 Mar;54(2): 385-389
10. Evaluating Literature for Oncology Data Gaps to Improve the Quality
of Standard Response Letters: A Retrospective Review.
Monestime S
BACKGROUND: Medical information departments are responsible for maintaining
standard response letters to address health care providers' inquiries.
Several factors, including Food and Drug Administration regulations,
insufficient diversity in clinical trials, and stringent exclusion criteria,
might limit the information available to respond to unsolicited requests.
However, if new data becomes available for an inquiry that was previously
unanswered, it is not common practice for medical information departments to
provide an updated response to health care providers. Therefore, the purpose
of this study is to evaluate the impact of reviewing literature to provide
an updated response to health care providers.
METHODS: We conducted a 1-year retrospective review of medical inquiries
regarding a Bristol-Myers Squibb oncology product. We identified medical
inquiry responses that were missing data via our metrics reporting software
and conducted an internal and external literature search to assess if new
data became available.
RESULTS: Of 21,264 unsolicited global inquiries, data were unavailable for
531 (2.7%). The 3 most frequently observed inquiry topics were "use in
special populations" (32%), "drug interactions" (27%), and "adverse events
and safety" (23%). After performing an internal and external literature
review, we developed standard response letters for 30% of medical inquiries
that were previously unanswered.
CONCLUSIONS: Medical information departments serve as a resource to answer
product-related questions for health care providers. However, data are not
always available to provide a response. On discovery of new data, if medical
information departments followed up with health care providers to share new
data, this could potentially increase patient safety, build stronger
relationships with health care providers, and obtain insights that could
influence strategies in future clinical trials and publications.
Keywords: drug information; medical information; medical inquiries;
oncology data gaps; standard response letters
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43441-019-00066-6
URL: http://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32072589
Biochem Mol Biol Educ. 2020 Feb 20.
11. A new twist on the graduate student journal club: Using a
topic-centered approach to promote student engagement.
Bimczok D, Graves J
Journal clubs are widely used as an educational tool in graduate life
science programs. In journal clubs, students are assigned to read specific
journal articles to achieve a broad knowledge in their field of study and to
gain competence in reading and assessing scientific publications. However,
students often show low motivation to read assigned articles, and
under-prepared students contribute little to in-class discussions. In order
to promote student engagement in graduate-level journal clubs, we used an
inverted, student-centered format that focuses on a scientific question or
topic rather than specific publications. Both the weekly topics and the
scientific publications were selected by the students and focused on aspects
of the students' thesis research. For each weekly topic, students were asked
to find papers, read the papers and summarize the findings during class,
which led to the presentation of a variety of approaches and viewpoints.
This approach trained students in literature search, focused reading and
oral presentation skills and provided a broad overview of the research in
the selected topic areas. Student feedback showed a high level of acceptance
of the new format. We propose this inverted journal club format as a useful
alternative to traditional formats, because it focuses on a different
scientific skill set and leads to increased student engagement through its
student-centered approach.
Keywords: graduate curriculum; primary literature; student-centered
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bmb.21337
URL: http://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32077585
Vaccine. 2020 Feb 12. pii: S0264-410X(20)30177-8. [Epub ahead of print]
12. Vaccine information seeking on social Q&A services.
Sharon AJ, Yom-Tov E, Baram-Tsabari A
Experts are concerned about the spread and recalcitrance of vaccine
misinformation and its contribution to vaccine hesitancy. Despite this risk,
little research attention has been paid to understanding how individuals
seek vaccine information online and evaluate its trustworthiness. Here, we
hypothesized that when vaccine-hesitant parents seek information about
vaccines, they prefer trustworthy sources based on their competence,
integrity and benevolence. We explored this issue using 4910 questions and
2583 answers retrieved from two social question-and-answer (Q&A) platforms:
"Yahoo! Answers" and the Facebook group "Talking about Vaccines." We
examined what kinds of questions are asked about vaccines, to what extent
they are explicitly directed at health professionals or parents, and what
features of the answers predict perceived answer quality, based on the
theory of epistemic trust. The findings indicate that on different
platforms, vaccine-related questions focus on different topics; namely,
questions on one platform focused on the risks and benefits of vaccination,
whereas they dealt with vaccine schedules on the other. On both platforms,
most questions did not specify that an answer should be based on
professional expertise or parents' experience. Both pro-vaccine and
anti-vaccine answers were proportionately represented among the "best
answers". However, if an answer was written by a health professional, the
askers and the community on "Yahoo! Answers" were twice as likely to choose
it as the "best answer" to a vaccine-related question, irrespective of
whether it encouraged or discouraged vaccination. By contrast, an online
experiment revealed that both the identity of the respondent and the stance
towards vaccination affected the perceived trustworthiness of the answers.
These findings indicate that despite the proliferation of anti-vaccine
messages, epistemic trust in mainstream science and medicine is robust. User
responses to expert answers suggest that expert outreach in online
environments may be an effective intervention to address vaccine hesitancy.
Keywords: Information seeking; Internet; Online; Trustworthiness; Vaccine
hesitancy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.02.010
URL: http://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32061384
Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2020 Feb 19. 9922820905866
13. Assessing the Validity and Accuracy of Online Videos on Vaccine
Health Risks.
Murphy M, Nanadiego FA, McCavera L, Nichols C, Kalekas P, Wachs D
Incongruent vaccination rates have been found in multiple US cities, one
cause possibly being misleading information that is easily available on the
internet through text and videos. Health care providers should be aware of
the extent and content of online health information available to patients
and their guardians to enhance the effectiveness of patient-physician
communication. This study obtained data on vaccine-related YouTube videos
and analyzed the videos' content. When misleading information was found in a
video, the timing and specific type of misleading information was noted.
More than two thirds of the YouTube videos contained some type of unreliable
information regarding vaccine safety and effectiveness. Much of the
information accessible to patients and parents vaccinating their children is
misleading to a potentially dangerous extent. Health care providers should
be aware of and able to provide clear counter-evidence to misleading
information on YouTube in light of the findings.
Keywords: MMR; YouTube; health risks; social media; vaccine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922820905866
URL: http://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32075426
Public Underst Sci. 2020 Feb 19. 963662520905466
14. Assessing YouTube science news' credibility: The impact of web-search
on the role of video, source, and user attributes.
Michalovich A, Hershkovitz A
This randomized controlled experiment (N = 707) is the first to examine the
role of video, source and user attributes in credibility assessment of
online science news videos, and the impact of web-search on this role. We
created a science news YouTube video in 12 versions (3 × 2 × 2 for source,
quality and popularity). Each participant was randomly assigned to one
version and was asked to rate the credibility of the source and the
scientific information presented in the video. We found that perceived
credibility is positively associated with perceived quality, as well as
users' YouTube experience. For those participants who did not conduct an
online search during the assessment task, there was a positive association
between the presenter's perceived credibility and the video's perceived
credibility as well as its popularity; however, such associations were not
present for participants who did conduct an online search.
Keywords: discourses of science; media and science; media representations;
popularization of science; public understanding of science;
representations of science; science and popular culture; science
communication; science education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662520905466
URL: http://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32072863
Int J Med Inform. 2020 Feb 08. pii: S1386-5056(19)31071-8.
15. What quality factors matter in enhancing the perceived benefits of
online health information sites? Application of the updated DeLone and
McLean Information Systems Success Model.
Shim M, Jo HS
BACKGROUND: Despite a growing need for designing and monitoring health
information sites through comprehensive examination of the various elements
of website quality, there is little research that systematically models and
presents such examinations.
OBJECTIVES: Applying the updated DeLone and McLean Model of Information
Systems Success, this research aimed to examine how health information
sites' information quality, system quality, and service quality lead to user
satisfaction and perceived benefits.
METHODS: This research was conducted in a specific context of the National
Health Information Portal (NHIP), a governmental health information site in
South Korea. We conducted online survey in 2017, with 506 adults from the
NHIP consumer panel. Data were analyzed using a confirmatory factor
analysis, hierarchical ordinary least squares regression, and bootstrapping
approach for a mediation test.
RESULTS: Of the three quality factors, information quality had significant
associations with all outcome variables: user satisfaction, intention to
reuse the site, and perceived benefits of site use in health settings. There
were also indirect paths from information quality to perceived benefits, one
mediated through intention and the other mediated through satisfaction and
then intention. Service quality had a significant association with user
satisfaction, and its impact on perceived benefits occurred indirectly
through user satisfaction and intention in serial. By contrast, the role of
system quality received no empirical support.
IMPLICATIONS: The results offer theoretical and practical implications for
how to enhance the effectiveness of online health information sites.
Keywords: Health information website; Online health information; Quality
factors
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2020.104093
URL: http://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32078918
JAAD Case Rep. 2020 Feb;6(2): 136-138
16. Patient health-seeking behavior on WeChat: Social media and
dermatology.
Tan A, Gutierrez D, Milam EC, Neimann AL, Zampella J
Keywords: WeChat; cultural competence; dermatology; health seeking; social
media
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdcr.2019.11.015
URL: http://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32072002
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