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Health Consciousness and Health Information Orientation on Health Information Searching Behaviors of Middle-Aged Adults

중년층의 건강관심도와 건강정보추구도가 인터넷 건강정보 검색행동에 미치는 영향

  • 이화영 (한국전자통신연구원 지식정보서비스실) ;
  • 오상희 (충남대학교 문헌정보학과)
  • Received : 2021.08.16
  • Accepted : 2021.09.18
  • Published : 2021.09.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the health information use experience of middle-aged people in their 40s and 50s and to observe and analyze their health information search behaviors according to health consciousness and health information orientation. This study uses Information Foraging Theory with the concept of information scents which leads users to detect and collect cues in information searching. Types and contents of information cues that middle-aged people use when searching for health information were investigated. Also, how their health consciousness and health information orientation affected using information cues were analyzed. Three methods of research were used; (1) pre-interviews, (2) search experiments, and (3) post-interviews. Thirty-two middle-aged people participated in the study. Their performance on health information searching was recorded and referred to in the post-interviews using a think-aloud protocol. Findings presented that middle-aged people's health consciousness and health information orientation affected the perception of information scents in health information search; those with high health consciousness and health information orientation consider the text made by the government office the most critical information cues. We believe findings from this study could be used for public libraries or non-profit institutions to understand middle-aged people's health information behaviors to design education programs for information retrieval considering users' health consciousness and health information orientation. Findings could also contribute to Internet portal site or health-related web site designers developing strategies for middle-aged users to access health information effectively.

본 연구의 목적은 인터넷 건강정보검색에서 4-50대 중년층의 건강정보 이용경험을 분석하고 건강관심도와 건강정보추구도가 정보향기를 감지하는 데 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 파악하는 것이다. 이를 위해 정보채집이론을 바탕으로 설문조사, 실험관찰, 면담조사를 진행하여 이용자의 건강정보 이용경험과 정보검색행동을 분석하였다. 연구결과, 이용자가 오프라인을 통한 정보획득에 익숙할수록 인터넷 건강정보 검색주기가 길었으며 가장 많이 검색하는 정보는 질병진단 및 관리를 위한 건강지식으로 나타났다. 중년층의 건강관심도와 건강정보추구도는 건강정보검색에서 정보향기를 감지하는데 영향을 미치고 있음을 확인하였고 건강관심도나 건강정보추구도가 높은 참가자는 텍스트 유형의 비영리, 공공기관의 정보원과 텍스트와 맥락이 맞는 다양한 이미지를 중요한 정보단서로 판단하였다. 또한, 건강관심도나 건강정보추구도에 상관없이 정보게시날짜는 중요 정보단서인 것으로 파악되었다. 본 연구결과는 건강정보 활용교육을 시행하는 도서관이나 평생교육원에서 단순한 지식전달보다 이용자의 건강관심도와 건강정보추구도를 증대시킬 수 있는 프로그램을 구성하는데 기여할 수 있다. 또한 포털사이트나 건강관련 기관 웹사이트 담당자들은 중년층 이용자들의 건강관심도와 건강정보추구도에 따라 건강정보에 쉽게 접근할 수 있는 전략을 구축하는데 기초자료로 활용될 수 있다.

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본 연구는 충남대학교 학술연구비에 의해 지원되었음.

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