Self‐epistemic authority and nurses' reactions to medical information that is retrieved from Internet sites of different credibility
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This cross‐sectional study investigated nurses' reactions to Internet medical information that was retrieved from sources of different scientific credibility and the association between self‐epistemic authority and these reactions. The participants filled in questionnaires on their reactions to Internet medical information and self‐epistemic authority. The nurses' reactions to Internet medical information from a highly credible source (Medline) correlated positively with self‐epistemic authority. However, no such correlation was found with Internet medical information from a less credible Internet source (Ynet). Compared with the nurses without an academic degree, the nurses with an academic degree had more positive reactions to the information that was retrieved from Medline. The reactions to the medical information that was retrieved from Ynet did not differ by the education of the nurses. This study shows that nurses' reactions to different sources of Internet information vary according to their level of self‐epistemic authority and education. As patients' use of Internet medical information is increasing, nurses need to expand their expertise in the various professional and popular medical information sites. Such skills will help to reduce any negative feeling that might arise when they encounter patients who present medical information from the Internet.
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Positive reactions to internet-informed patients were more common in nurses with academic degrees and higher self-epistemic authority and confidence.
“Such reactions were more commonly found in those with academic degrees and higher self-epistemic authority and confidence [42, 44].”
There was an overall positive reaction in nurses' responses to internet-informed patients.
“There was an overall positive reaction in nurses’ responses to internet-informed patients [42, 44].”
Nurses with higher self-epistemic authority and confidence were less influenced by online health information presented to them than those with lower self-epistemic authority.
“It was found that nurses with higher self-epistemic authority and confidence, were less influenced by online health information presented to them than those with lower self-epistemic authority [42].”
Very few studies (2/25) included the nurse's perceptions of patients' online self-diagnosis and online health research, with most focusing on doctors.
“Very few studies (2/25) included the nurse’s perceptions of patients’ online self-diagnosis and online health research [42, 44]. with most focusing on doctors.”
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- Authors
- Barnoy, S., Volfin‐Pruss, D., Ehrenfeld, M., & Kushnir, T.
- Affiliations
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- Yehuda Abarbanel Mental Health Center (IL)
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (IL)
- Corresponding author
- Barnoy, Sivia
- Venue
- Nursing & Health Sciences
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2011-08-03
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 366-370
- ISSN
- 1441-0745 (ISSN-L)
- 1442-2018
- OpenAlex
- W1573035427
- Cited by
- 15
- References
- 27
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Nursing and Health Sciences (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Sciences Research and Education
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
- Keywords
- online health information, source credibility, MEDLINE, nursing education level, nursing expertise
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Attitude of Health Personnel, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Israel, Nurse-Patient Relations, Nursing Staff, Hospital, Nursing Methodology Research, MEDLINE, Self Efficacy, Internet, Trust, Consumer Health Information
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