bims-librar Biomed News
on Biomedical librarianship
Issue of 2022‒08‒28
fifteen papers selected by
Thomas Krichel
Open Library Society
  1. University Library Space Renovation Based on the User Learning Experience in Two Wuhan Universities.
  2. Transparency of reporting search strategies in systematic reviews.
  3. Adherence to literature search reporting guidelines in leading rheumatology journals' systematic reviews: umbrella review protocol.
  4. COVID-19-Related Scientific Literature Exploration: Short Survey and Comparative Study.
  5. Can online health information sources really improve patient satisfaction?
  6. Using the pet health information behaviour intervention model should make information prescriptions for pet guardians more effective.
  7. Using open access publications to support your professional development.
  8. Usefulness of a Drug Information Resources Website (SAGASU-DI) Created Based on Inquiries to Clinical Pharmacists.
  9. Assessing the quality of publicly available videos on MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD.
  10. Comparison of online health information between different digital platforms for pelvic organ prolapse.
  11. Patient education on subacromial impingement syndrome : Reliability and educational quality of content available on Google and YouTube.
  12. COVID-19 Information-Seeking, Health Literacy, and Worry and Anxiety During the Early Stage of the Pandemic in Switzerland: A Cross-Sectional Study.
  13. Health Information Sourcing and Health Knowledge Quality: Repeated Cross-sectional Survey.
  14. Medical information seeking behavior of urban patients in Zhejiang Province, China: a cross-sectional study.
  15. Literature-based drug-drug similarity for drug repurposing: impact of Medical Subject Headings term refinement and hierarchical clustering.
  1. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug 20. pii: 10395. [Epub ahead of print]19(16):
    University Library Space Renovation Based on the User Learning Experience in Two Wuhan Universities.
    Lei Peng, Wenli Wei, Yichen Gong, Ruiying Jia.
      University library spaces play an important role in the learning experience of students. However, the traditional designs for these learning spaces no longer meet the needs of users, and researchers have been turning their attention to university library space renovation. By combing existing theories and practices, this study determined a framework of six university library space renovation design principles and subsequently conducted a survey to examine university library space user learning experience in two university libraries in Wuhan, China. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS. From the questionnaire-based survey results, this study determined seven design elements that affect the learning experience of university library users. The results of binary logistic regression showed that two elements, indoor physical space comfort and indoor acoustic environment comfort, have positive effects on the frequency and length of visits to the library. Key spatial elements that can promote library space users' learning experience were also identified, thus providing data that can reliably inform future design strategies for the space renovation of university libraries.
    Keywords:  space renovation; university library; user experience
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610395
  2. Hypertens Res. 2022 Aug 22.
    Transparency of reporting search strategies in systematic reviews.
    K M Saif-Ur-Rahman.
      
    Keywords:  Reporting; Search strategy; Systematic review; Transparency
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41440-022-01003-1
  3. Rheumatol Int. 2022 Aug 27.
    Adherence to literature search reporting guidelines in leading rheumatology journals' systematic reviews: umbrella review protocol.
    Iván Pérez-Neri, Carlos Pineda, Jose L Flores-Guerrero, M Dulce Estêvão, Lenny T Vasanthan, Sonia Lorente, Renato García-González, Vighnesh Devulapalli, Ishanka Weerasekara, Débora Regina de Aguiar, Shamir Barros-Sevillano, Long Khanh-Dao Le, Hugo Sandoval.
      Literature searches are important components of systematic reviews. They are not only informative of the retrieval process, but they also set the data to be analyzed and influence additional components of systematic reviews. Despite the available guidelines, several studies have shown that the quality of reporting in systematic reviews is deficient in several medical fields. Systematic reviews may not comply completely with those guidelines despite explicitly stating they do. This protocol intends to answer to what extent systematic reviews published in rheumatology journals have complied with the PRISMA's search strategy guidelines published in 2009. The objective of the study is to analyze the compliance with the PRISMA (2009) search strategy guidelines among systematic reviews published in leading rheumatology journals. Inclusion criteria for this umbrella review protocol are systematic reviews (with or without meta-analyses) that mention having followed the PRISMA statement (2009) in their methods section, and published in journals listed in the Rheumatology category of the Journal of Citations Report 2020. Exclusion criteria are articles published before 2009; retraction letters, notes, expressions of concern; systematic reviews using PRISMA 2020. Databases to be consulted are Web of Science, PubMed and Scopus, from inception to present. Data summaries will be presented in graphs, figures, tables and network maps. A narrative synthesis will be described. This protocol complies with guidelines such as PRISMA 2020, PRISMA-A, PRISMA-P, PRISMA-S, PRESS, and JBI Manual for evidence synthesis, as long as it is suitable for umbrella review protocols. Articles in any language will be considered.
    Keywords:  PRISMA; Rheumatology; Search strategy; Systematic review
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-022-05194-1
  4. Biology (Basel). 2022 Aug 16. pii: 1221. [Epub ahead of print]11(8):
    COVID-19-Related Scientific Literature Exploration: Short Survey and Comparative Study.
    Bahaj Adil, Safae Lhazmir, Mounir Ghogho, Houda Benbrahim.
      The urgency of the COVID-19 pandemic caused a surge in the related scientific literature. This surge made the manual exploration of scientific articles time-consuming and inefficient. Therefore, a range of exploratory search applications have been created to facilitate access to the available literature. In this survey, we give a short description of certain efforts in this direction and explore the different approaches that they used.
    Keywords:  COVID-19; document retrieval; exploratory search; machine learning
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11081221
  5. Front Public Health. 2022 ;10 940800
    Can online health information sources really improve patient satisfaction?
    Yide Sun, Jiajun Yu, Ya-Ling Chiu, Yuan-Teng Hsu.
      Internet information has become the main way for individuals to obtain health information. The purpose of this paper is to explore the role online information sources play in health decision-making. Specifically, we investigated the relationship between online information sources and patient satisfaction, as well as their moderating effects as compared to those of other information sources. Using logistical regression analysis, we conducted the longitudinal data on 54,027 doctors and 952,877 online doctor reviews from 3,525 hospitals in 31 provinces to test a proposed research model. The results showed that patient satisfaction was generally lower for individuals who found a doctor through online information sources. Therefore, we suggest that patients consider the doctor quality, the doctor popularity, and patient involvement. In addition, we found that the doctor popularity had a negative moderating effect between online information sources and patient satisfaction, while patient involvement had a positive moderating effect between online information sources and patient satisfaction. The study provides strategic guidance and practical implications for policies, online healthcare community managers, and patients.
    Keywords:  decision-making; internet information; online healthcare community; online information sources; patient satisfaction
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.940800
  6. Health Info Libr J. 2022 Aug 24.
    Using the pet health information behaviour intervention model should make information prescriptions for pet guardians more effective.
    Niloofar Solhjoo.
      BACKGROUND: Studies on information behaviour related to companion animal's (pet) health have been carried out in different contexts and there have been attempts to modify and idealize these information behaviours.OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to apply the Pet Health Information Behaviour Intervention model in an empirical context and elaborate the theoretical contribution of the model to information behaviour research in the context of pet care and management.
    METHODS: All the variables of the proposed model were quantified and tested through case study research involving 20 participants. Each case consisted of a guardian who participated in the information intervention program with their cat(s) and/or dog(s) in a small animal hospital, with a follow-up interview after 2 weeks.
    RESULTS: The information prescription helped both the experienced Internet searchers and the less health literate guardians. The pet guardians were particularly appreciative of the advice on evaluating and using online health information. The higher guardian-pet bond, the more the participant used the tips to search online information. The information prescription helped the relationship with the veterinary professional through improved data gathering and perception of the professional-guardian partnership.
    CONCLUSION: The model will assist both information professionals and animal health providers to better design and evaluate information interventions that support pet welfare.
    Keywords:  evaluation; health literacy; information behaviour; information prescribing
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1111/hir.12456
  7. J Vis Commun Med. 2022 Aug 23. 1-3
    Using open access publications to support your professional development.
    David Bryson.
      As members of the Institute of Medical Illustrators (IMI), we have access to the Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine when we log into the website but many other resources that might be useful for our learning and continuing professional development (CPD) are not as readily available and may be behind pay walls. We cannot become a member of every organisation and health regions may allow access to some but not all journals. Open access means that some books, articles and journals can be accessed by anyone, rather than having to have a subscription to access them. The aim of this article is to look at some of the benefits of open access for the CPD of medical illustrators including where open access resources can be found to support personal and professional development.
    Keywords:  CPD; Health Communications; Open Access; Service Development; education; learning
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1080/17453054.2022.2111299
  8. Healthcare (Basel). 2022 Aug 14. pii: 1541. [Epub ahead of print]10(8):
    Usefulness of a Drug Information Resources Website (SAGASU-DI) Created Based on Inquiries to Clinical Pharmacists.
    Toshiki Murasaka, Hideo Kato, Hirofumi Sudo, Takuya Iwamoto.
      The use of drug information is increasing as the role of pharmacists expands. However, pharmacists spend a huge amount of time collecting drug information, and there has not been any drug information resource website that aims to improve the efficiency of community pharmacists with regard to drug information operations. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of a drug information resources website (SAGASU-DI). SAGASU-DI articles were created based on inquiries to clinical pharmacists. The usage statistics of the SAGASU-DI were monitored using Google Analytics between May and July 2021. In addition, a pop-up questionnaire was used to evaluate the usefulness of the SAGASU-DI in answering the questions of viewers. Statistics showed that our website had 25,447 users and 33,000 page views, with a browsing time of 29 s on average. Visitors accessed the website through desktop (51.9%) and mobile (44.3%) systems. Community pharmacists accounted for 40.2% of the visitors. The pop-up questionnaire showed that 23.2% of the viewers were satisfied with our website, and 1.5% of the viewers were not. Although 65.1% of the viewers refused to answer the questionnaire, the average percentage of the viewers who were satisfied with the site was 94.1%. The SAGASU-DI was found to be a valuable resource website for drug information services, mainly for community pharmacists.
    Keywords:  Google Analytics; community pharmacist; drug information; website
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10081541
  9. Am J Addict. 2022 Aug 24.
    Assessing the quality of publicly available videos on MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD.
    Mariam Kyarunts, Meghna P Mansukhani, Larissa L Loukianova, Bhanu P Kolla.
      BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Patients increasingly rely on the Internet for healthcare information. This study aimed to evaluate the quality of videos on 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-assisted psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on YouTube™.METHODS: YouTube™ was searched for the terms "MDMA" and "PTSD." The 100 most viewed videos were analyzed using three standard quality measures: Global Quality Scores (GQS), JAMA benchmark, and DISCERN. Viewer engagement features and source of upload, video duration, inclusion of patient narrative and/or MD/DO/PhD, the mention of lack of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, side effects, potential for abuse, and use in conjunction with psychotherapy were recorded.
    RESULTS: The videos were of poor quality (mean GQS: 2.26 ± 0.94/5, JAMA: 1.96 ± 0.45/4, and DISCERN: 29.5 ± 8.2/80). A significant positive association was found between video quality and duration (GQS: r = .5857, p < .0001, JAMA: r = .279, p = .0409, DISCERN: r = .5783, p < .0001). Videos including an MD/DO/PhD had the highest scores (GQS: 2.87/5 [1.22], p = .006, DISCERN: 38.35/80 [13.32], p < .0003). A minority of videos were uploaded by academic institutions (1%); most were from professional organizations (29%). No correlation was found between quality and viewer engagement features-number of views, subscribers, likes/dislikes, or comments. A majority mentioned that MDMA must be used in conjunction with psychotherapy (85%) and is not FDA-approved (82%) for PTSD. Only 32% of videos mentioned risks or potential for abuse.
    CONCLUSIONS: These findings highlight the need for better quality of online health material and an opportunity for involvement of healthcare professionals in the dissemination of accurate health information via content creation.
    SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: This is the first study to examine publicly available information on the use of MDMA for PTSD.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1111/ajad.13325
  10. World J Urol. 2022 Aug 25.
    Comparison of online health information between different digital platforms for pelvic organ prolapse.
    Tanja Hüsch, Sita Ober, Axel Haferkamp, Gert Naumann, Ralf Tunn, Matthias Saar, Jennifer Kranz.
      PURPOSE: To identify differences in the content and quality of online health information for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) presented in social media and digital search engines to sustainably enhance patient guidance for adequate platforms for seeking online health information on POP.METHODS: The platforms Google search, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube were searched for the keyword "pelvic organ prolapse". Results were categorized as useful, misleading, advertising, and personal experience. Data were categorized into healthcare professionals, professional organisations, industry, patients, and individuals. The readability score and Health On the Net (HON) code seal were analyzed for Google. Descriptive and univariate analysis was performed.
    RESULTS: The source with the highest quantity of useful content was YouTube whereas LinkedIn included mostly advertisement and misleading content. YouTube and Google provided the greatest variety of health information. Social media platforms identified emotional distress and sleep disturbances as a common side effect of POP which is limited considered in clinical practice and provide novel insights of bothersome symptoms related to the disease. The spectrum of different surgical techniques was limited in all platforms. Only 12 (40.0%) were HON-qualified websites with a mean readability score of 10.4 which is considered fairly difficult to read.
    CONCLUSION: Besides Google search, YouTube was identified as a valuable online source for POP information. However, encompassing information of surgical techniques was limited in all platforms. Urogynecological association may contribute to improve patient information by providing online health information which is complete and easy to understand.
    Keywords:  Communications media; Pelvic organ prolapse; Search engine; Social media; Surgery
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-022-04129-6
  11. Orthopadie (Heidelb). 2022 Aug 22.
    Patient education on subacromial impingement syndrome : Reliability and educational quality of content available on Google and YouTube.
    Malik Jessen, Christina Lorenz, Elisabeth Boehm, Stefan Hertling, Maximilian Hinz, Jan-Philipp Imiolczyk, Carsten Pelz, Yacine Ameziane, Sebastian Lappen.
      OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the reliability and educational quality of content available on Google and YouTube regarding subacromial impingement syndrome (SAIS).METHODS: Google and YouTube were queried for English and German results on SAIS using the search terms "shoulder impingement" and the German equivalent "Schulter Impingement". The analysis was restricted to the first 30 results of each query performed. Number of views and likes as well as upload source and length of content were recorded. Each result was evaluated by two independent reviewers using the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmark criteria (score range, 0-5) to assess reliability and the DISCERN score (score range, 16-80) and a SAIS-specific score (SAISS, score range, 0-100) to evaluate educational content.
    RESULTS: The 58 websites found on Google and 48 videos found on YouTube were included in the analysis. The average number of views per video was 220,180 ± 415,966. The average text length was 1375 ± 997 words and the average video duration 456 ± 318 s. The upload sources were mostly non-physician based (74.1% of Google results and 79.2% of YouTube videos). Overall, there were poor results in reliability and educational quality, with sources from doctors having a significantly higher mean reliability measured in the JAMA score (p < 0.001) and educational quality in DISCERN (p < 0.001) and SAISS (p = 0.021). There was no significant difference between German and English results but texts performed significantly better than videos in terms of reliability (p = 0.002) and educational quality (p < 0.001).
    CONCLUSION: Information on SAIS found on Google and YouTube is of low reliability and quality. Therefore, orthopedic health practitioners and healthcare providers should inform patients that this source of information may be unreliable and make efforts to provide patients with higher quality alternatives.
    LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV, case series.
    Keywords:  Health literacy; Internet; Qualitative research; Shoulder pain; Video analysis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00132-022-04294-x
  12. Int J Public Health. 2022 ;67 1604717
    COVID-19 Information-Seeking, Health Literacy, and Worry and Anxiety During the Early Stage of the Pandemic in Switzerland: A Cross-Sectional Study.
    Anica Ilic, Katharina Roser, Grit Sommer, Julia Baenziger, Vera Ruth Mitter, Luzius Mader, Daniela Dyntar, Gisela Michel.
      Objectives: To describe COVID-19 information-seeking behavior (CISB) during the first stage of the pandemic in Switzerland and identify its determinants. Methods: We conducted an online cross-sectional survey (4 May to 6 July 2020). Participants self-reported their CISB (information sources and frequency), personal COVID-19 situation (e.g., perception about having had COVID-19), sociodemographic information, and completed validated measures of health literacy, and worry and anxiety. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and logistic regressions. Results: We included 1,505 participants (24.7% male; mean age = 43.0 years, SD = 13.9). Most participants reported searching for information daily (n = 1,023, 68.0%) and referring to multiple information sources (mean 3.7, SD = 1.5). Commonly used sources were official websites (n = 1,129, 75.0%) and newspapers (n = 997, 66.2%). Participants with higher health literacy were more likely to seek information daily and use online resources, but less likely to use personal networks than those with lower health literacy. We did not find any association between CISB and worry and anxiety. Conclusion: More opportunities for personal dialogue and education about reliable online information resources should be encouraged to optimize the CISB of groups with lower health literacy.
    Keywords:  COVID-19; anxiety; health literacy; information-seeking; media sources; worry
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604717
  13. JMIR Form Res. 2022 Aug 22.
    Health Information Sourcing and Health Knowledge Quality: Repeated Cross-sectional Survey.
    Elena Korshakova, Jessecae K Marsh, Samantha Kleinberg.
      BACKGROUND: People's health-related knowledge influences health outcomes, as this knowledge may influence whether individuals follow advice from their doctors or public health agencies. Yet, little attention has been paid to where people obtain health information and how these information sources relate to the quality of knowledge.OBJECTIVE: We aim to discover what information sources people use to learn about health conditions, how these sources relate to the quality of their health knowledge, and how both number of information sources and health knowledge change over time.
    METHODS: We surveyed 200 different individuals at 12 timepoints from March 2020 through September 2020. At each timepoint, we elicited participants' knowledge about causes, risk factors, and preventative interventions for eight viral (Ebola, common cold, COVID-19, Zika) and non-viral illnesses (food allergies, ALS, strep throat, stroke). Participants were further asked how they learned about each illness and to rate how much they trust various sources of health information.
    RESULTS: We found that participants used different information sources to obtain health information on common illnesses (food allergies, strep throat, stroke) compared to emerging illnesses (Ebola, common cold, COVID-19, Zika). Participants relied mainly on news media, government agencies, and social media for information about emerging illnesses, while learning about common illnesses from family, friends, and medical professionals. Participants relied on social media for information about COVID-19, with their knowledge accuracy of COVID-19 declining over the course of the pandemic. The number of information sources participants used was positively correlated with health knowledge quality, though there was no relationship with the specific source types consulted.
    CONCLUSIONS: Building on prior work on health information seeking and factors affecting health knowledge, we now find that people systematically consulted different types of information sources by illness type, and that the number of information sources people used affected the quality of individuals' health knowledge. Interventions to disseminate health information may need to be targeted to where individuals are likely to seek out information, and these information sources differ systematically by illness type.
    CLINICALTRIAL:
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.2196/39274
  14. BMC Public Health. 2022 Aug 21. 22(1): 1591
    Medical information seeking behavior of urban patients in Zhejiang Province, China: a cross-sectional study.
    Liyun Liu.
      BACKGROUND: Health information seeking behavior (HISB) is a prevalent research topic. However, little is known about sociodemographic factors of HISB in China. This study aimed to examine the HISB of urban patients in China and identify predictors of source preference, online information seeking, and the timing of online seeking.METHODS: Based on the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS), this study conducted a cross-sectional survey of 1653 participants in different types of hospitals in 3 cities of different income levels within Zhejiang Province, China. Binary logistic regression analysis and multinomial logistic regression analysis were used to identify predictors of source preference, online medical information seeking, and the timing of online seeking for urban patients.
    RESULTS: The offline was the primary source of medical information for 58.61% of adult urban patients, while 78.19% had ever sought medical information online. 36.81% of online medical information seekers sought information before the medical visit, 8.65% sought information after the visit, and 54.54% sought information before and after the visit. China's urban patients with higher education levels, higher income levels, young, active in internet use, and living in high-income cities were more likely to be active online medical information seekers (using the internet as the primary source) and online medical information seekers (having ever sought medical information online). Except for gender and age, most sociodemographic characteristics were not significantly associated with the timing of online medical information seeking.
    CONCLUSIONS: Significant predictors of active online medical information seekers and online medical information seekers in China were almost the same. Regional economic development had a significant direct impact on medical information seekers. Most sociodemographic characteristics were not significantly associated with the timing of online medical information seeking. The findings of this study imply that China's health information technology industry has Chinese characteristics.
    Keywords:  China’s health information technology industry; Health information seeking behavior; Medical information source; Online medical information seeking; Timing of seeking
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14017-8
  15. Future Med Chem. 2022 Aug 26.
    Literature-based drug-drug similarity for drug repurposing: impact of Medical Subject Headings term refinement and hierarchical clustering.
    Shyam Sundar Das, Pritish Ranjan, Ibrahim Roshan Kunnakkattu.
      Background: We describe herein, an improved procedure for drug repurposing based on refined Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms and hierarchical clustering method. Materials & methods: In the present study, we have employed MeSH data from MEDLINE (2019), 1669 US FDA approved drugs from Open FDA and a refined set of MeSH terms. Refinement of MeSH terms was performed to include terms related to mechanistic information of drugs and diseases. Results and Conclusions: In-depth analysis of the results obtained, demonstrated greater efficiency of the proposed approach, based on refined MeSH terms and hierarchical clustering, in terms of number of selected drug candidates for repurposing. Further, analysis of misclustering and size of noise clusters suggest that the proposed approach is reliable and can be employed in drug repurposing.
    Keywords:  K-means clustering; MeSH; Medical Subject Headings; drug repurposing; hierarchical clustering; literature-based similarity
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.4155/fmc-2022-0074
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