Informed and healthy : theoretical and applied perspectives on the value of information to health care /
Musoke, Maria,
Informed and healthy : theoretical and applied perspectives on the value of information to health care / Maria G. Nassali Musoke. - Amsterdam ; Boston, MA : Elsevier/AP, Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, 2016. - xiii, 172 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Informed and Healthy: Theoretical and Applied Perspectives on the Value of Information to Health Care focuses on two major issues: the value attributed to information by users and its effect on health care, and secondly, a new model of information behavior in which the value of information drives various information activities unlike many information models which tend to give prominence to information needs. The book uses rich qualitative data to highlight the health information system in Uganda, and expands the analysis by comparing it to other systems utilized by different countries at diverse levels of development. Topics such as access and use of information, value attribution and effect on health outcomes, and modelling information behavior and its implications on health informatics are discussed in detail. This book is a valuable resource for health professionals, planners and policy makers, as well as information professionals, academics and researchers interested in health information and its applicability in different environments.--
Department of Community & Family Medicine School of Nursing School of Medical Technology School of Medicine School of Radiologic Technology SN-Community Health Nursing
9780128042908 0128042907
2016936219
Health education--Uganda.
Health promotion--Uganda.
Medical informatics--Uganda.
Communication in medicine--Uganda.
Communication in medicine.
Health education.
Health promotion.
Medical informatics.
Uganda.
RA 440 / .M974 2016
613.071 610.7
Informed and healthy : theoretical and applied perspectives on the value of information to health care / Maria G. Nassali Musoke. - Amsterdam ; Boston, MA : Elsevier/AP, Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, 2016. - xiii, 172 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Informed and Healthy: Theoretical and Applied Perspectives on the Value of Information to Health Care focuses on two major issues: the value attributed to information by users and its effect on health care, and secondly, a new model of information behavior in which the value of information drives various information activities unlike many information models which tend to give prominence to information needs. The book uses rich qualitative data to highlight the health information system in Uganda, and expands the analysis by comparing it to other systems utilized by different countries at diverse levels of development. Topics such as access and use of information, value attribution and effect on health outcomes, and modelling information behavior and its implications on health informatics are discussed in detail. This book is a valuable resource for health professionals, planners and policy makers, as well as information professionals, academics and researchers interested in health information and its applicability in different environments.--
Department of Community & Family Medicine School of Nursing School of Medical Technology School of Medicine School of Radiologic Technology SN-Community Health Nursing
9780128042908 0128042907
2016936219
Health education--Uganda.
Health promotion--Uganda.
Medical informatics--Uganda.
Communication in medicine--Uganda.
Communication in medicine.
Health education.
Health promotion.
Medical informatics.
Uganda.
RA 440 / .M974 2016
613.071 610.7
