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Insights into the Search Behavior of Non-Medical Professionals Based on Task Difficulty and an Evaluation against New Generation Medical Information Retrieval Strategies

Insights into the Search Behavior of Non-Medical Professionals Based on Task Difficulty and an Evaluation against New Generation Medical Information Retrieval Strategies

Anushia Inthiran, Saadat M. Alhashmi, Pervaiz K. Ahmed
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 26
ISBN13: 9781466695627|ISBN10: 1466695625|EISBN13: 9781466695634
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9562-7.ch065
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Inthiran, Anushia, et al. "Insights into the Search Behavior of Non-Medical Professionals Based on Task Difficulty and an Evaluation against New Generation Medical Information Retrieval Strategies." Business Intelligence: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 1314-1339. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9562-7.ch065

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Inthiran, A., Alhashmi, S. M., & Ahmed, P. K. (2016). Insights into the Search Behavior of Non-Medical Professionals Based on Task Difficulty and an Evaluation against New Generation Medical Information Retrieval Strategies. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Business Intelligence: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1314-1339). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9562-7.ch065

Chicago

Inthiran, Anushia, Saadat M. Alhashmi, and Pervaiz K. Ahmed. "Insights into the Search Behavior of Non-Medical Professionals Based on Task Difficulty and an Evaluation against New Generation Medical Information Retrieval Strategies." In Business Intelligence: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1314-1339. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9562-7.ch065

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Abstract

Medical information searching is amongst the most common type of search performed on the Internet. The accessibility and availability of publicly available medical domains has made medical domains a popular destination to perform medical type searches. However, non-medical professionals may find performing a medical type search difficult due to limited knowledge and expertise. Thus, medical information retrieval strategies are key in assisting non-medical professionals experience a productive search session. In this chapter, the authors review information retrieval strategies and introduce new generation information retrieval strategies. They then analyze search behavior of non-medical professionals when searching across varying levels of task difficulty. This is followed by an evaluation on how new generation medical information retrieval strategies support a non-medical professional's medical search session when searching across varying levels of task difficulty. Results of this research study provide a better understanding of the search behavior of non-medical professionals when searching across varying levels of task difficulty. The results also provide suggestions on how information retrieval strategies can better assist non-medical professionals when searching across varying levels of task difficulty.

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