bims-librar Biomed News
on Biomedical librarianship
Issue of 2023–01–01
fourteen papers selected by
Thomas Krichel, Open Library Society
  1. Remote management of library staff: Challenges and practical solutions.
  2. Promoting caregiver involvement at the public library: An evaluation of a math and science storytime program for young children.
  3. Adding value to learning and development through CILIP accreditation: The NHS knowledge for healthcare learning academy.
  4. COVID-19 doesn't change anything: Neoliberalism, generation-ism, academic library buildings, and lazy rivers.
  5. Do you see what I see? Images of the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of Google.
  6. Erratum to "World librarians: A socio-technical system providing library search services to offline schools and libraries in Malawi" [World Dev. Perspect. (1-9) (2020) 100234].
  7. Do conspiracy theorists think too much or too little?
  8. Should Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinicians Provide Their Patients with e-Health Resources? Patients' and Professionals' Perspectives.
  9. "Quality, Readability, and Understandability of Online Posterior Glottic Stenosis Information".
  10. Evaluation of the Quality and Influence of YouTube as a Source of Information on Robotic Myomectomy.
  11. The assessment of TikTok as a source of quality health information on varicoceles.
  12. Evaluation of Consumer Health Information Available to Patients on Twitter About Bariatric Surgery.
  13. COVID-19 outbreak: An ensemble pre-trained deep learning model for detecting informative tweets.
  14. Guideline-nonconformant investigational treatments for erectile dysfunction: What are patients learning?
  1. Journal of academic librarianship. 2021 Sep;47(5): 102353
    Remote management of library staff: Challenges and practical solutions.
    Sarah Edwards Obenauf.
      COVID-19 has forced staff in academic libraries across the world to pivot from face-to-face workdays and services to fully remote (and, in some cases, back again) with very little time or notice. This new reality has presented new challenges in the remote management of staff that may also be working remotely, or in the building. This column explores some of those challenges and presents possible solutions for those at all levels of library management.
    Keywords:  COVID-19; leadership; management; remote management; remote work
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2021.102353
  2. Front Psychol. 2022 ;13 1049694
    Promoting caregiver involvement at the public library: An evaluation of a math and science storytime program for young children.
    Larissa Gaias, Michelle Taylor, Megan E Pratt, Mariko Whelan.
       Introduction: Public libraries are asset institutions that provide important spaces for families to engage in meaningful, authentic STEM learning. However, limited budgets and a model centered on open-access and broad inclusion makes conducting rigorous evaluations in these spaces, such as randomized control trials, challenging. There is a need to consider evaluation designs that consider both rigor and feasibility. The aims of the present study were to: (1) describe an innovative interactive parent-child interactive storytime program, Fun with Math and Science (FMS); and (2) conduct a preliminary evaluation of FMS in a large, urban public library setting, using a quasi-experimental static group comparison design.
    Methods and Results: Post-test scores for caregivers who completed the program in the fall or winter (n = 80) were compared to pre-test scores for caregivers who completed the program the following spring (n = 35); Fall/winter caregivers scored higher on program items related to concrete behaviors to support math and science learning, but significant differences were not found on items related to caregiving beliefs or general caregiving practices. Demographic differences were also found related to program outcomes.
    Discussion: Results are discussed both in terms of implications for the development and implementation of caregiver-child interactive programming, as well as the use of innovative analytic approaches to program evaluation in community settings.
    Keywords:  STEM education; community program evaluation; early childhood; parenting program; parent–child interactions; public libraries; school readiness; static group comparison design
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1049694
  3. Health Info Libr J. 2022 Dec 28.
    Adding value to learning and development through CILIP accreditation: The NHS knowledge for healthcare learning academy.
    Dominic Gilroy, Gil Young.
      NHS knowledge and library staff are a highly specialist workforce delivering an economic benefit of £77 million per annum to the health service in England. To achieve their full potential and meet the changing needs of the NHS, it is vital that the workforce remains up to date through the continuing development of their skills, knowledge, and behaviours. This article outlines the work of Health Education England to gain Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP-The Library and Information Association) quality accreditation for the short course offers delivered through the NHS Knowledge for Healthcare Learning Academy. It summarises the benefits of this accreditation for Health Education England, for employers, and for knowledge and library staff participating in the short courses. Learning points from the experience of the accreditation process are described and shared.
    Keywords:  collaboration; continuing professional development; library and information professionals; professional accreditation
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1111/hir.12470
  4. Journal of academic librarianship. 2022 Jul;48(4): 102558
    COVID-19 doesn't change anything: Neoliberalism, generation-ism, academic library buildings, and lazy rivers.
    John Buschman.
      Does COVID-19 challen04ge the persistence of neoliberalism? The pandemic and popular resistance to globalization seem to coincide, and there considerable discussion of neoliberalism within LIS now. First, this paper defines the centrality of the market as neoliberalism. With that in place, the remaining parts of the paper will explore and document phenomena in and related to academic libraries that instantiate how neoliberalism stubbornly persists. Second, the continuing reliance on generational cohorts to characterize incoming students - generation-ism- is a manifestation of categories of consumption and marketing. The influence of generation-ism on academic libraries is significant in the form of design pressures on space and to market the college experience. Third, where neoliberalism does tend to drive higher education investments in facilities, it results in the "lazy river" trend. This will be examined in direct contrast to the finance/space pressures on academic libraries. The paper concludes with a short discussion of these factors and what this analysis can tell us about academic libraries going forward into a post-COVID-19 era.
    Keywords:  COVID-19; Library spaces; Neoliberalism; higher education; students
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2022.102558
  5. Inf Process Manag. 2021 Sep;58(5): 102654
    Do you see what I see? Images of the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of Google.
    Monica Lestari Paramita, Kalia Orphanou, Evgenia Christoforou, Jahna Otterbacher, Frank Hopfgartner.
      During times of crisis, information access is crucial. Given the opaque processes behind modern search engines, it is important to understand the extent to which the "picture" of the Covid-19 pandemic accessed by users differs. We explore variations in what users "see" concerning the pandemic through Google image search, using a two-step approach. First, we crowdsource a search task to users in four regions of Europe, asking them to help us create a photo documentary of Covid-19 by providing image search queries. Analysing the queries, we find five common themes describing information needs. Next, we study three sources of variation - users' information needs, their geo-locations and query languages - and analyse their influences on the similarity of results. We find that users see the pandemic differently depending on where they live, as evidenced by the 46% similarity across results. When users expressed a given query in different languages, there was no overlap for most of the results. Our analysis suggests that localisation plays a major role in the (dis)similarity of results, and provides evidence of the diverse "picture" of the pandemic seen through Google.
    Keywords:  Images; Information diversity; Pandemic information; Proprietary search
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2021.102654
  6. World Dev Perspect. 2021 Jun;22 100328
    Erratum to "World librarians: A socio-technical system providing library search services to offline schools and libraries in Malawi" [World Dev. Perspect. (1-9) (2020) 100234].
    Charles M Schweik, Carl Meyer, Pempho Chinkondenjia, Jeremy Smith, Promise Mchenga.
      [This corrects the article DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2020.100234.].
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wdp.2021.100328
  7. Curr Opin Psychol. 2022 Oct 31. pii: S2352-250X(22)00225-1. [Epub ahead of print]49 101504
    Do conspiracy theorists think too much or too little?
    Nadia M Brashier.
      Conspiracy theories explain distressing events as malevolent actions by powerful groups. Why do people believe in secret plots when other explanations are more probable? On the one hand, conspiracy theorists seem to disregard accuracy; they tend to endorse mutually incompatible conspiracies, think intuitively, use heuristics, and hold other irrational beliefs. But by definition, conspiracy theorists reject the mainstream explanation for an event, often in favor of a more complex account. They exhibit a general distrust of others and expend considerable effort to find 'evidence' supporting their beliefs. In searching for answers, conspiracy theorists likely expose themselves to misleading information online and overestimate their own knowledge. Understanding when elaboration and cognitive effort might backfire is crucial, as conspiracy beliefs lead to political disengagement, environmental inaction, prejudice, and support for violence.
    Keywords:  Cognitive effort; Conspiracy beliefs; Deliberation; Heuristics; Information seeking
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101504
  8. Telemed J E Health. 2022 Dec 22.
    Should Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinicians Provide Their Patients with e-Health Resources? Patients' and Professionals' Perspectives.
    Ana Echarri, José L Pérez-Calle, Marta Calvo, Gema Molina, Mónica Sierra-Ausín, María C Morete-Pérez, Noemí Manceñido, Belén Botella, Noelia Cano, Beatriz Castro, Daniel Martín-Rodríguez, Yolanda Sánchez-Ortega, Pilar Corsino, Mercedes Cañas, Ana M López-Calleja, Pilar Nos, Javier Muñiz.
      Introduction:The internet is emerging as a source of information for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, it is not always reliable and may cause anxiety. We aim to assess patients' information habits and patients' and professionals' perceptions of a national website integrated as an educational resource for the IBD unit.Methods:Patients aged 18-65 years, comfortable with the internet, and attending follow-ups at participating IBD units (March-June 2019) and their professionals were invited to evaluate a recommended website through an online survey.Results:Three hundred eighty-nine patients and 95 professionals completed the survey. The internet (n = 109; 27.4%) was the second preferred source of information after the health care team (n = 229; 57.5%). Eighty percent of patients searched the internet for information on their disease and 28.6% did so at least once a week (n = 114), especially newly diagnosed ones (<2 years). Patients valued a website recommended by their professional (n = 379; 95.2%) and endorsed by the National Working Group (n = 377; 94.7%). They would attend online educational initiatives on the website (n = 279; 70.1%) and complete periodical surveys to improve its usefulness (n = 338; 84.9%). According to IBD professionals, this type of website is the best patient source of supplementary information (n = 76; 80%) and they "prescribe" it to most patients (67.0 ± 25.2%), especially the newly diagnosed patients (52.7 ± 26.5%). It effectively integrates routine face-to-face education (n = 95; 100%).Conclusions:Patients of IBD units, especially newly diagnosed ones, appreciate a trusted e-Health resource to back up professional information. The favorable opinion of patients and professionals will allow its use in training interventions.
    Keywords:  digital health; digital health resources; e-Health; inflammatory bowel disease; online health; patient education; telemedicine; web application; website
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2022.0425
  9. J Voice. 2022 Dec 28. pii: S0892-1997(22)00388-5. [Epub ahead of print]
    "Quality, Readability, and Understandability of Online Posterior Glottic Stenosis Information".
    Julian S De La Chapa, Jeffrey R Bellinger, Allyson R Timm, James J Daniero.
       OBJECTIVES: To assess the quality, readability, and understandability of posterior glottic stenosis (PGS) information available to patients online.
    METHODS: The top 50 Google search results for "posterior glottic stenosis" were categorized based on website affiliation and target audience (patient or provider). Readability was assessed using the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level (FKGL) and the Flesch Reading Ease (FRE) scores. The DISCERN tool was used to assess quality and the Patient Education Assessment Tool for Printed Materials (PEMAT-P) was used to assess understandability and actionability. Simple descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data.
    RESULTS: 36 of the top 50 results were eligible for scoring. 17% (6 of 36) were classified as patient-focused while 83% (30 of 36) were provider-focused. Patient-focused materials had a higher mean FRE score (36.9) than provider-focused materials (15.5) (P < 0.001). Patient-focused materials had an average reading level of 12.5 compared to 15.8 for provider-focused materials (P < 0.001). There was a significant correlation between overall PEMAT-P and DISCERN (r = 0.63, P < 0.001), PEMAT-P understandability and DISCERN (r = 0.63, P < 0.001) and FRES and FKGL (r = -0.67, P < 0.001). From this, we can infer that higher quality sites are easier to understand but not necessarily tailored to a certain reading level.
    CONCLUSIONS: Shared decision making in PGS management is crucial as patients must be aware of how treatment modalities affect airway, voice, and swallowing. However, this study shows that patient targeted PGS information is limited, and the readability, quality, and understandability is generally low. We suggest the development of web pages with PGS information tailored for patient education and search optimization to make this information appear earlier in Google search results. Furthermore, future studies should seek to characterize the link between online health information and socioeconomic-based health disparities.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2022.11.036
  10. J Pers Med. 2022 Oct 28. pii: 1779. [Epub ahead of print]12(11):
    Evaluation of the Quality and Influence of YouTube as a Source of Information on Robotic Myomectomy.
    Hye-Yon Cho, Sung-Ho Park.
       BACKGROUND: We aimed to evaluate the usefulness of YouTube videos for helping patients become informed about robotic myomectomy.
    METHODS: We searched YouTube using "robotic myomectomy" and "Da Vinci myomectomy." Videos were sorted by view count, with the 150 most highly viewed videos being selected. From each video, content type, source, view count, video length, time on YouTube, likes, and dislikes were extracted. A scoring system was used to evaluate video quality.
    RESULTS: The most prevalent content was recordings of actual surgical procedures of robotic myomectomy, and the most common provider was gynecologic surgeons. Videos directly related to robotic myomectomy were mainly provided by medical groups, had been present on YouTube for a significantly longer time (p = 0.003), and had a higher rate of no responses from viewers (p = 0.014) than videos indirectly related to robotic myomectomy. Videos uploaded by nonmedical groups had more likes, more dislikes, and a higher view ratio (p = 0.029, 0.042, and 0.042, respectively). Scores reflecting video quality did not differ between the two groups. Multiple logistic regression revealed that low-quality videos (less than score 5) were significantly correlated with content indirectly related to robotic myomectomy, poor general quality, fewer views, fewer likes, and no response by viewers.
    CONCLUSIONS: Patients who want to get informed about robotic myomectomy on YouTube should exclude low-quality videos according to such parameters as content, views, and response by viewers. In addition, medical groups should provide videos of good quality for instructing patients about this procedure.
    Keywords:  Da Vinci myomectomy; YouTube; information source; robotic myomectomy
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm12111779
  11. Urology. 2022 Dec 24. pii: S0090-4295(22)01079-2. [Epub ahead of print]
    The assessment of TikTok as a source of quality health information on varicoceles.
    Alexandra R Siegal, Fernando A Ferrer, Eva Baldisserotto, Neha R Malhotra.
       OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the quality of varicocele information on TikTok, a popular video platform that adolescent patients are now turning to as a source of medical information before visiting a doctor.
    METHODS: Using the key word "varicocele," we retrieved the top 225 videos listed on TikTok in May 2022. We extracted general video and engagement data. Video information was coded and analyzed for the completeness of different types of content (definition, symptoms, evaluation, management, and outcomes). The quality of consumer health information was rated using the DISCERN instrument.
    RESULTS: 36 videos met inclusion criteria; 17 were created by general users, 16 by healthcare professionals or systems (2 by urologists), and 3 by scientific communities. Healthcare professionals had more views than non-healthcare (p = 0.05). The quality of health information using the DISCERN instrument was "poor" from health care professional videos and "very poor" from non-health care professionals. However, the quality of information provided by healthcare professionals was statistically better than that of non-healthcare (p<0.05). Video content mainly focused on symptoms: 50% of videos from healthcare providers had some or extensive content and 41% of non-healthcare had some content. 23% of videos had misinformation.
    CONCLUSIONS: The overall quality of information for varicoceles on TikTok is not acceptable and does not meet patient needs. It is imperative that urologists create robust, accurate content, and partner with these platforms to connect users with higher quality information. TikTok users should also be mindful that information may not be medically accurate.
    Keywords:  TikTok; infertility; misinformation; social media; varicoceles
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2022.12.016
  12. J Surg Res. 2022 Dec 23. pii: S0022-4804(22)00814-9. [Epub ahead of print]284 131-142
    Evaluation of Consumer Health Information Available to Patients on Twitter About Bariatric Surgery.
    Julie Thomann, Yash Shah, Marco Proano, Dustin Cummings, Aziz M Merchant.
       INTRODUCTION: Patients are increasingly utilizing social media to help them make medical decisions. Previous studies have examined Facebook for the quality of bariatric-related content; however, no research has examined Twitter, a globally favored platform, in this context. The goal of this study is to investigate the quality of bariatric-related content on Twitter that patients use to inform their decisions regarding bariatric surgery.
    METHODS: Six comprehensive terms were searched on six Twitter accounts for 4 wk. Each keyword generated corresponding tweets that were classified as being either informational or noninformational. The top ten informational posts for each search term were categorized based on content type, tweet posters, and type of evidence used. A DISCERN score was calculated for each tweet to determine its quality of consumer health information.
    RESULTS: A total of 7531 tweets about bariatric surgery were collected over the course of approximately 1 mo. We found that 58.9% of tweets pertained to surgical interventions, 16.2% were nutrition-related, 11.3% were progress posts, 7.8% were inspirational posts, and 5.9% pertained to lifestyle. Of the tweets pertaining to surgical interventions, 26% were posted by physicians, and 13.7% of those physicians used scientific evidence. The relationship between the average total DISCERN scores and each variable was statistically significant.
    CONCLUSIONS: Even though physicians posted the highest quality consumer information, that information still correlated with an average DISCERN score of "very poor". Twitter may provide a good way to foster community and get anecdotal information but is not a place to gather high-quality scientific consumer health information.
    Keywords:  Bariatric surgery; Bias; Media effects; Social media; Twitter
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2022.11.073
  13. Appl Soft Comput. 2021 Aug;107 107495
    COVID-19 outbreak: An ensemble pre-trained deep learning model for detecting informative tweets.
    SreeJagadeesh Malla, Alphonse P J A.
      On 11 March 2020, the (WHO) World Health Organization declared COVID-19 (CoronaVirus Disease 2019) as a pandemic. A further crisis has manifested mass fear and panic, driven by lack of information, or sometimes outright misinformation, alongside the coronavirus pandemic. Twitter is one of the prominent and trusted social media in this current outbreak. Over time, boundless COVID-19 headlines and vast awareness have been spreading, with tweets, updates, videos, and explosive posts. Few studies have been performed on the pandemic to detect and interrelate various disease types, including current coronavirus. However, it is pretty tricky to discriminate and detect a specific category. This work is motivated by the need to inform society about limiting irrelevant information and avoiding spreading negative emotions. In this context, the current work focuses on informative tweet detection in the pandemic to provide relevant information to the government, medical organizations, victims services, etc. This paper used a Majority Voting technique-based Ensemble Deep Learning (MVEDL) model. This MVEDL model is used to identify COVID-19 related (INFORMATIVE) tweets. The state-of-art deep learning models RoBERTa, BERTweet, and CT-BERT are used for best performance with the MVEDL model. The "COVID-19 English labeled tweets" dataset is used for training and testing the MVEDL model. The MVEDL model has shown 91.75 percent accuracy, 91.14 percent F1-score and outperforms the traditional machine learning and deep learning models. We also investigate how to use the MVEDL model for sentiment analysis on 226668 unlabeled COVID-19 tweets and their informative tweets. The application section discussed a comprehensive analysis of both actual and informative tweets. According to our knowledge, this is the first work on COVID-19 sentiment analysis using a deep learning ensemble model.
    Keywords:  BERTweet; COVID-19; CT-BERT; Deep learning; Health emergency; Informative tweets; Majority voting; RoBERTa; Sentiment analysis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2021.107495
  14. Urology. 2022 Dec 27. pii: S0090-4295(22)01087-1. [Epub ahead of print]
    Guideline-nonconformant investigational treatments for erectile dysfunction: What are patients learning?
    Ming-Yeah Y Hu, David R Ho, James M Weinberger, Vadim Osadchiy, Jesse N Mills, Sriram V Eleswarapu.
       OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the validity of YouTube content on shockwave, platelet-rich plasma, and stem cell therapies for erectile dysfunction (ED). The consumerization of men's health is particularly notable among regenerative ED treatments, and the popularity of these treatments has been amplified by social media sites such as YouTube.
    METHODS: We searched YouTube utilizing the following terms: "shockwave therapy-," "platelet-rich plasma- and "stem cell therapy-" "-for erectile dysfunction." The first 50 resulting videos per query were screened (inclusion criteria: relevant title/content, English language, >100 views) and judged by two independent graders using the validated DISCERN instrument for consumer health information. Regression analysis assessed association of video characteristics with DISCERN score.
    RESULTS: 71 unique videos met criteria. More content featured non-physicians (37%) or non-urologist physicians (35%) than urologists (28%). Mean DISCERN score was low at 42.8 out of 80. DISCERN score significantly differed by video category and characteristics. Educational and urologist-featuring videos were associated with higher score. News reports were associated with lower score. Only 3 videos mentioned investigational/experimental status of the therapies. Only 2 cited society guidelines.
    CONCLUSION: Most YouTube videos on regenerative ED therapies are unreliable and from non-urologists. The misrepresentation of proven efficacy may be encouraging patients to seek these still investigational treatments at high fiscal costs to the patient. Videos with urologists were more likely to be higher quality and guideline based. The urological and academic communities should continue to leverage the power of social media to provide evidence-backed consumer health information in this space.
    Keywords:  YouTube; erectile dysfunction; patient education; platelet-rich plasma therapy; shockwave therapy; stem cell therapy
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2022.11.044
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