Keywords
Information needs, Health information Content, Children, Radiology
Description
Background: Nowadays, health care systems are seeking to find ways to promote self-care, patient empowerment and informed decision-making. Production of health information content is considered an important tool for improving the health literacy of patients. Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the components of children's health information in radiology centers in order to explore information need of children. Materials and Methods: This qualitative exploratory case study was conducted on 71 people, 25 including 6-14 year-old children, 25 parents of 0-14 year-old children, and 23 staffs(radiology technicians and doctors) of Radiology Department at Children's Medical Center Hospital )Tehran, Iran) through semi-structured and in-depth interviews. The collected data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis and selective-axial coding. Results:. In qualitative data analysis, 1683 initial codes were summarized into 483 final codes and 17 categories. Based on the analysis of qualitative data obtained from interviews and observations, the information needs of children having a imaging technique included process information, emotional information and self-regulating information. Conclusion: This study has identified three types of information that children recognize as important in imaging centers, which can help produce health information content based on children's needs, and can also serve as a suitable platform for transferring information to them in imaging centers.
Mehrabi Paper
Information needs of children having a radiology technique: Imaging Centers
Background: Nowadays, health care systems are seeking to find ways to promote self-care, patient empowerment and informed decision-making. Production of health information content is considered an important tool for improving the health literacy of patients. Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the components of children's health information in radiology centers in order to explore information need of children. Materials and Methods: This qualitative exploratory case study was conducted on 71 people, 25 including 6-14 year-old children, 25 parents of 0-14 year-old children, and 23 staffs(radiology technicians and doctors) of Radiology Department at Children's Medical Center Hospital )Tehran, Iran) through semi-structured and in-depth interviews. The collected data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis and selective-axial coding. Results:. In qualitative data analysis, 1683 initial codes were summarized into 483 final codes and 17 categories. Based on the analysis of qualitative data obtained from interviews and observations, the information needs of children having a imaging technique included process information, emotional information and self-regulating information. Conclusion: This study has identified three types of information that children recognize as important in imaging centers, which can help produce health information content based on children's needs, and can also serve as a suitable platform for transferring information to them in imaging centers.