Zhuqing Zhong1, Dehua Hu2, Feng Zheng3, Siqing Ding4, Aijing Luo5. 1. Department of Nursing, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China; Key Laboratory of Medical Information Research, College of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China. 2. Department of Medical Information, Xiangya Medical School, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China. 3. Department of Coronary Care Unit, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China. 4. Department of Nursing, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China. 5. Key Laboratory of Medical Information Research, College of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China. Electronic address: qyh89903811@163.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In the information-based economy, information literacy has become the foundation of scientific literacy, and provides the basis for innovative growth. Exploring the relationship between information-seeking behaviors and innovative behaviors of nursing students could help guide the development of information literacy education and training for nursing students. The relationship between information-seeking behavior and innovative behavior in nursing students has received little attention, however. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to explore the relationship between information-seeking behavior and innovative behavior of nursing students. METHODS: Nursing students in Xiangya Medical School, Central South University and Medical School of Hunan Normal University in the Chinese Province of Hunan were surveyed with an information-seeking behavior scale and an innovative behavior scale. RESULTS: A total of 1247 nursing students were included in the final analysis. The results showed that both information-seeking behavior and innovative behavior were significantly better in undergraduates than in junior college nursing students (P < .01), and in postgraduates than in undergraduates (P < .01). The overall level of nursing students' information-seeking behavior was positively related to innovative behavior (r = 0.63, P < .01), and the 7 dimensions of information-seeking behavior were also correlated with innovative behavior in varying degrees. Furthermore, information utilization was proved to be the strongest predictor of innovative behavior. CONCLUSION: Information-seeking behavior is positively associated with innovative behavior among nursing students. There is a need to integrate information literacy education with information retrieval courses, especially in the aspects of information utilization, retrieval, and assessment.
BACKGROUND: In the information-based economy, information literacy has become the foundation of scientific literacy, and provides the basis for innovative growth. Exploring the relationship between information-seeking behaviors and innovative behaviors of nursing students could help guide the development of information literacy education and training for nursing students. The relationship between information-seeking behavior and innovative behavior in nursing students has received little attention, however. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to explore the relationship between information-seeking behavior and innovative behavior of nursing students. METHODS: Nursing students in Xiangya Medical School, Central South University and Medical School of Hunan Normal University in the Chinese Province of Hunan were surveyed with an information-seeking behavior scale and an innovative behavior scale. RESULTS: A total of 1247 nursing students were included in the final analysis. The results showed that both information-seeking behavior and innovative behavior were significantly better in undergraduates than in junior college nursing students (P < .01), and in postgraduates than in undergraduates (P < .01). The overall level of nursing students' information-seeking behavior was positively related to innovative behavior (r = 0.63, P < .01), and the 7 dimensions of information-seeking behavior were also correlated with innovative behavior in varying degrees. Furthermore, information utilization was proved to be the strongest predictor of innovative behavior. CONCLUSION: Information-seeking behavior is positively associated with innovative behavior among nursing students. There is a need to integrate information literacy education with information retrieval courses, especially in the aspects of information utilization, retrieval, and assessment.
Authors: Pilar Martín-Hernández; Marta Gil-Lacruz; Ana Cristina Tesán-Tesán; Amalia Raquel Pérez-Nebra; Juan Luis Azkue-Beteta; María Luz Rodrigo-Estevan Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-09-23 Impact factor: 4.614