Research on the Evolution of Health Information Behavior From a Chinese Perspective

Abstract

China has been undergoing a tremendous development in the reform of health system. It has great effects all the citizens and the nation as a whole. This paper aims to focus on the individuals from the aspect of information behavior. It is expected that the review on health information behavior could be conducted in a systematic way. Moreover, some statistical methods and software have been occupied in order to find out the entire progress of health information behavior. Specifically, both vertical and horizontal comparison have been conducted in this study, and a scientometric method has also be used. After a systematic and profound literature review, the whole progress has been explored and the main topics of great importance have been discovered. Moreover, highly cited papers and their relationship have also been revealed.