... Licensed re-use rights only Treatment stages Sick role Information behaviour Chronic diseases Online health communities National Natural Science Foundation of China 72304137. This study was funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China, 72304137. Chronic diseases...

...Jingqiong Sun; Junren Ming; Xuezhi Wang; Yawen Zhang Purpose This paper aims to examine the impact of the COVID-19 infodemic on the public’s online information behaviour, offering insights critical for shaping effective informational responses in future public health emergencies. Design...

...Shih-Chuan Chen Purpose This paper aims to investigate the effect of cancer patients’ information behaviour on their decision-making at the diagnosis and treatment stages of their cancer journey. Patients’ information sources and their decision-making approaches were analyzed. Design...

...”, “the interoperability between information science and information technologies”, “informetrics as measurement of the quantitative aspects of creating, communicating, and using information”, “information behaviour”, “the ever-changing nature of information communication contexts”, “information society”, “information...