Abstract:Although many information behavior studies have investigated the wide array of sources people turn to when they have a health-related information need, very few have looked at the roles played by the body in these processes. Drawing on a mixed-method exploration of the information behaviors of people with type 2 diabetes, this study identifies the important roles played by an individual’s own body (i.e., informant, motivator, demotivator, and barrier) and by the bodies of other people with diabetes (i.e., comrades/mentors, role models, galvanizers, inhibitors, inspirations, and potential mentees). One of the most significant findings is that a person’s own body and the bodies of others with diabetes can fuel incognizance (an enduring unawareness that one has a particular information need), information avoidance, and information nonuse; however, they also can interrupt incognizance, illuminating information needs and motivating information seeking and use. We propose a novel model of body-related information behavior and discuss the possibility that body-related information behaviors may not only affect an individual’s health trajectory but also reinforce health disparities within disadvantaged communities. In conclusion, we recommend strategies for ensuring everyone has optimal opportunities to benefit from body-related information behaviors and to live a long and healthy life.

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“您必须了解自己的身体！”：身体在影响2型糖尿病患者信息行为中的作用

摘要：尽管许多信息行为研究调查了人们在拥有与健康相关的信息需求时所使用的各种资源，但很少有人关注人体在这些过程中所起的作用。通过对2型糖尿病患者信息行为的混合方法探索，本研究确定了个人自身的身体（即告密者，激励者，消极者和障碍者）以及其他患有糖尿病的人的身体所起的重要作用。糖尿病（即同志/导师，榜样，激励者，抑制剂，灵感和潜在的受训者）。最重要的发现之一是，一个人的自身身体和其他患有糖尿病的人的身体会助长知觉（对某人有特定的信息需求的一种长期的意识），信息回避和信息不使用。但是，它们也可能打断知觉，照亮信息需求并激发信息的寻找和使用。我们提出了一种与身体有关的信息行为的新型模型，并讨论了与身体有关的信息行为不仅可能影响一个人的健康轨迹，而且还会加剧处境不利社区的健康差距的可能性。总之，我们建议采取各种策略，以确保每个人都有最佳的机会从与身体有关的信息行为中受益，并享有长期健康的生活。我们提出了一种与身体有关的信息行为的新型模型，并讨论了与身体有关的信息行为不仅可能影响一个人的健康轨迹，而且还会加剧处境不利社区的健康差距的可能性。总之，我们建议采取各种策略，以确保每个人都有最佳的机会从与身体有关的信息行为中受益，并享有长期健康的生活。我们提出了一种与身体有关的信息行为的新颖模型，并讨论了与身体有关的信息行为不仅可能影响一个人的健康轨迹，而且还会加剧处境不利社区的健康差距的可能性。总之，我们建议采取各种策略，以确保每个人都有最佳的机会从与身体有关的信息行为中受益，并享有长期健康的生活。