Building a Progressive-Situational Model of Post-Diagnosis Information Seeking for Parents of Individuals With Down Syndrome | Zendy

Amelia N. Gibson | Zendy

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Building a Progressive-Situational Model of Post-Diagnosis Information Seeking for Parents of Individuals With Down Syndrome

Author(s) -

Amelia N. Gibson

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

global qualitative nursing research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.073

H-Index - 12

ISSN - 2333-3936

DOI - 10.1177/2333393616680967

Subject(s) - situational ethics , information seeking , information overload , psychology , selection (genetic algorithm) , information seeking behavior , grounded theory , information needs , social psychology , applied psychology , developmental psychology , knowledge management , computer science , qualitative research , artificial intelligence , sociology , information retrieval , world wide web , social science

This grounded theory study used in-depth, semi-structured interview to examine the information-seeking behaviors of 35 parents of children with Down syndrome. Emergent themes include a progressive pattern of behavior including information overload and avoidance, passive attention, and active information seeking; varying preferences between tacit and explicit information at different stages; and selection of information channels and sources that varied based on personal and situational constraints. Based on the findings, the author proposes a progressive model of health information seeking and a framework for using this model to collect data in practice. The author also discusses the practical and theoretical implications of a responsive, progressive approach to understanding parents’ health information–seeking behavior

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