Hongyun Xu, Benson W G Ang, Jian Yi Soh, Gominda G Ponnamperuma
Methods to Improve Diagnostic Reasoning in Undergraduate Medical Education in the Clinical Setting: a Systematic Review
Journal of general internal medicine
information seeking anxiety multidimensional construct operationalized elements worry confusion disorganization much remains unknown ways information seeking anxiety operates among cancer patients united states study investigated application information seeking anxiety concept among prostate cancer patients documenting assessment experiences examining relationships information seeking anxiety treatment information search behaviors purposive sample african american caucasian men n 63 within 5 years diagnosed localized disease stage t1 t2 recruited participate cancer registries advertisements wordofmouth participants completed selfadministered survey items collected demographic information treatment informationseeking behaviors information seeking anxiety evaluations surveys completed one sitting majority men 825 n 52 completed information seeking anxiety assessment assistance first interactions available sources information eg doctors internet peers survivors 952 n 60 reported level information seeking anxiety specifically 555 n 35 confused look 603 n 38 worried would find right information 555 n 35 uncomfortable search process 492 n 31 reported disorganized composite information seeking anxiety measure moderately correlated mens selfreported time start searching treatment information p 02 r 306 information seeking anxiety appears delay treatment information gathering activities prostate cancer survivors localized disease previously undocumented barrier delivery prostate cancer care services investigated studies larger diverse samples