Maija-Leena Aulikki Huotari

University of Oulu · Department of Information and Communication Studies

This article provides a scoping review of 25 years of research on the notion of cognitive authority (CA), examining its conceptualization and empirical examination. The review follows the PRISMA statement and its extension for scoping reviews. Peer‐reviewed journal articles on CA were identified through database searching with the specific search t...

This article examines the illness representations as viewed by Finnish adults with a hereditary rare disease, and ways these representations manifest in their information behaviour, focusing on the cognitive authority of information sources. Data were gathered with five theme interviews and analysed using theory bound content analysis. The results...

Introduction. It is challenging for young people to determine who or what information sources they can trust in health issues. This study examines adolescents’ understanding of health, health information needs and credible health information sources and discusses the ways some information sources can be regarded as adolescents’ cognitive authoritie...

Background People face varying obstacles when interacting with health information in their everyday lives. Objectives This study aims to examine the applicability of a multidimensional Everyday Health Information Literacy (EHIL) screening tool in detecting people with challenges in accessing, understanding, evaluating and using health information...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine knowledge-creating interaction in developing an innovation in a multidisciplinary research community with hermeneutic phenomenology, to understand how previous experiences and future prospects shape the process and to examine the circumstances, which support or limit knowledge creation. Design/method...

In Finland, health education is included as an independent subject in the core curriculum for basic education where it is suggested to promote students’ health literacy. In this qualitative study, we examine Finnish health education in schools through an information literacy lens. The material comprises the most recent Finnish core curricula for ba...

This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Information Literacy, ECIL 2018, held in Oulu, Finland, in September 2018. The 58 revised papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 241 submissions. The papers cover a wide range of topics in the field of information lite...

Background: Health literacy research seems to lack a consensus on what aspects to include into literacy in the context of health and on how to operationalize these concepts for measurement purposes. In addition to health literacy, several other concepts, such as electronic health (eHealth) literacy and mental health literacy, have been developed ac...

Background Weight loss can prevent and treat obesity‐related diseases. However, lost weight is usually regained, returning to the initial or even higher levels in the long term. New counselling methods for maintaining lifestyle changes are urgently needed. Objectives An information and communication technology‐based health behaviour change support...

BACKGROUND Health literacy research seems to lack a consensus on what aspects to include into literacy in the context of health and on how to operationalize these concepts for measurement purposes. In addition to health literacy, several other concepts, such as electronic health (eHealth) literacy and mental health literacy, have been developed acr...

This study systematically reviews concepts related to health literacy with an emphasis on the approach to information in their definitions. The focus was set on studies conducted in online information environments. In total, 180 full-text articles were screened and, of these, 71 articles were included in the analysis. Eight different literacy conce...

Highlights • The study examines the everyday health information literacy (EHIL) of young men. • EHIL is positively associated with health promoting behavior and physical fitness. • The associations are mostly independent of socio-economic characteristics. • Health information literacy screening may be used as a basis for health counseling.

The everyday health information literacy (EHIL) of students with different cultural backgrounds is compared. The data were collected with a self-assessment based EHIL screening tool from Namibian university students (n = 271) and Finnish upper secondary school students (n = 217). The tool corresponds to the definition of health information literacy...

Introduction. Everyday health information literacy refers to the abilities needed to identify and retrieve relevant health information, assess its quality and applicability and analyze, understand, and use the information to make good health decisions in everyday life (MLA 2003). Based on this definition, Niemelä et al. (2012) developed a screening...

Recent research of knowledge creation suggests, that knowledge is created in interaction, especially in the events of interaction between two or more persons Research has indicated, that the atmosphere and form of these events is crucial-they determine if knowledge is created or not While the importance of the event of interaction has been acknowle...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to increase understanding about value creation to families in childhood obesity care in multiprofessional collaboration in an integrated care pathway (ICP). Design/methodology/approach – The qualitative case study involves the ICPs of two Finnish University Hospital districts. The empirical data, collected be...

This cross-sectional population-based study aims at identifying differences in the aspects of everyday health information literacy among young healthy men and adults with an increased risk for metabolic syndrome. Data were collected with a self-assessment-based 10-item screening tool administered at the Finnish Defence Force’s call-ups (n=2507, res...

In this study we investigate young men’s seeking and avoidance of physical activity and exercise information. Stage of exercise behavior change as identified in the Transtheoretical Model and everyday health information literacy are studied in relation to these actions. The data were collected with a questionnaire survey (n=1,040) administered at t...

Introduction. The aim of the study is to increase knowledge of the perceptions of the fear appeal message strategy as a factor affecting information use. The associations between perceptions and individual characteristics, namely education, everyday health information literacy, self-estimated and objectively measured physical health status, and the...

Introduction. Everyday health information literacy refers to the competencies needed to find relevant information, evaluate its reliability, and use it to make decisions concerning health in everyday life. More evidence is needed of the determinants of health information literacy to better understand how it is acquired and through which mechanisms...

In this study we investigate young men's seeking and avoidance of physical activity and exercise information. Stage of exercise behavior change as identified in the Transtheoretical Model and everyday health information literacy are studied in relation to these actions. The data were collected with a questionnaire survey (n=1,040) administered at t...

The use of a screening tool for assessing everyday health information literacy (EHIL) is examined in counselling on healthy eating and lifestyle in the intervention study Improved Methods of Lifestyle Modification for Patients at High Risk for Metabolic Syndrome (PrevMetSyn) ongoing in Finland from 2013 to 2016. A case study with quantitative metho...

Tailored feedback on personal physical activity behavior has been used to inform individuals and promote physical activity among different populations. This study aimed to increase the understanding of factors associated with young men's preferences for feedback message tactics in the context of physical activity and exercise. How preferences vary...

Introduction. A framework is introduced for examining interaction in which information and knowledge is shared, used and created in organizational settings. Method. A qualitative approach was applied to examine the phenomenon of knowledge creation by focusing on the events of interaction. The data are the notes from semi-structured observation and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to increase understanding of the role of information and knowledge in the context of health behaviour change. Design/methodology/approach – As internet use in Finland is among the highest in Europe, two Finnish web-based weight management services were analysed regarding their weight maintenance information b...

This study explores the effect of interaction in research on knowledge creation (KC) and its dependence on the conceptualization of a human being. A framework for understanding KC with hermeneutic phenomenology is developed, based on an analysis of recent KC research and key texts on hermeneutic phenomenology. The results obtained indicate that rec...

Nuorten miesten heikko terveystiedon lukutaito on yhteydessä vähäiseen liikkumiseen ja heikompaan fyysiseen kuntoon. Yhteydet eivät kuitenkaan ole yksiselitteisiä. Terveyteen liittyvä tieto ei välttämättä kiinnosta, sitä ei koeta itselle sopivaksi tai sitä voi olla vaikeaa ymmärtää ja soveltaa omaan arkeen. Terveystiedon räätälöinti on keino ottaa...

Introduction. The objective was to determine individual differences in information reception, particularly in perceptions of a fear appeal message strategy and preferences for feedback message tactics. They were investigated as such, and also in relation to age, sex, physical health status (identified by objective measurements of physical fitness,...

Background Inactive and unhealthy lifestyles are common among adolescent men. The planned intervention examines the effectiveness of an interactive, gamified activation method, based on tailored health information, peer networks and participation, on physical activity, health and wellbeing in young men. We hypothesize that following the interventio...

The findings from a case study conducted to increase understanding of health-related everyday life information behavior in the context of an e-health intervention to preventing cardiovascular diseases are reported. The theoretical framework combines the concepts of information behavior and practices and related factors. The data, consisting of semi...

This study augments the transtheoretical model (TTM) of behavior change with the concepts of information behavior and employs this framework to understand young men's needs for and practices of obtaining and avoiding information on physical activity and exercise in relation to their readiness to change exercise behavior. The results, based on stati...

Active use of information and the media may promote healthy aging. The everyday information behavior of older adults' is examined, and the activating role of the media thereon—that is, the use of television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and the Internet. Enactment, an evidence-based concept, is introduced as a theoretical tool that refers to the p...

 To explore through an interdisciplinary approach the potential to tailor health information on the basis of human information behaviour (HIB) on par with the results of basic physiological measurements of individuals' health.  The data were collected at the baseline of a physical activity and diabetes prevention intervention with 72 prediabetic pa...

This article examines the health information literacy of elderly Finns. The results are based on a survey conducted in January 2011. The questionnaire was distributed to 1000 persons that were randomly drawn from the Finnish Population Register. The respondents were aged 65-79 years (mean age 70 years) and lived in the Turku region in Finland. A to...

This article reports a study about a design process and empirical testing of a practical screening tool aiming at identifying individuals with limited everyday health information literacy (EHIL). First, the relevance of the two related concepts "health literacy" and "health information literacy" are discussed. Secondly, a 10-item tool based on the...

Introduction. The aim of this study was to identify cultural differences in the information environment and information practices, namely active seeking and encountering, of web-based health information between Finnish and Japanese university students. Method. The data were gathered with a Web-based survey among first-year university students at th...

The aim of this longitudinal (years 2002–2009), follow-up study is to increase understanding of potential changes in teachers' conceptions of teaching and learning when a school library was established and developed to change a school's operational culture and its way of working with information. An interdisciplinary approach was justified by the n...

The prevention of obesity and health concerns related to obesity are major challenges worldwide. The use of eHealth communication and the tailoring of information delivered via the Internet at the individual level may increase the effectiveness of interventions. Mastering behaviors related to nutrition, physical activity, and weight management are...

The response rate was 31 %. The major differences of big, medium-sized and small public libraries in their possibilities to implement the strategies are highlighted. Generally it seems that the bigger the library is the more possibilities it has to set up an information society strategy of its own and to implement in practice the goals of the natio...

The article is concerned with the university library's intellectual capital (IC) as a part of the university's IC. The concept of IC is analyzed as consisting of the three main components: human capital, structural capital, and relational capital. These components are described in the context of the university library. It is suggested that certain...

Purpose To explore the nature of the university's knowledge processes and to specify the library's role in these processes. Design/methodology/approach A theoretical framework for strategic management based on the concepts of the value constellation of networked enterprises and the knowledge processes is applied along with the concept of a strateg...

In today’s knowledge-based and competitive economy, research and development (R&D) efforts are increasingly geographically distributed across multiple institutions. This chapter explores the management of cognitive and affective trust and distrust within a new type of geographically distributed and multi-institutional R&D organization, called the c...

This chapter provides a comprehensive basis for understanding the role of trust in knowledge management and systems in organizations. The point of departure is the resource and knowledge-based theories of an organization that place knowledge generation as the primary source of wealth and social well-being. The authors show the crucial role of the i...

This chapter provides a comprehensive basis for understanding the role of trust in knowledge management and systems in organizations. The point of departure is the resource and knowledge-based theories of an enterprise that place knowledge generation as the primary source of wealth and social well-being. The authors show the crucial role of the int...

The paper focuses on the convergence of Finnish research and education in archival science with information science in general and in records management with information management in particular. Two issues influencing this development are: the convergence of professionals previously worked in the archival and library sectors and in information man...

Everyday life information-seeking (ELIS) studies have previously addressed nonwork or citizens' information needs and seeking. This article contributes to the theoretical growth of the field by applying Chatman's small-world theory—a conception of ELIS—and social network theory to explain organizational behavior. The applicability of these two theo...

Reports on a series of investigations in the UK and Finland, in both academic and business institutions. The Critical Success Factors approach is defined and explored as a means of determining the information needs of organizations, rather than of individuals. Concludes that such use is appropriate and productive, enabling the identification of typ...

The paper focuses on the new role of a university library as a strategic partner within the university. It is argued that the changes of the operating environment of universities will demand for new competences, tasks, modes of management and leadership as well as organizational structures in libraries. A definition for a strategic partnership is g...

The role of trust in managing knowledge in organizations is considered The authors discuss the problematic nature of the concept of knowledge management (KM). They suggest that in practice KM is the combination of human resource management and information management, and thus related to all those processes that are concerned with the identification...

A strategic information systems evaluation methodology based on the concepts of the value chain, critical success factors and the information auditing approach is presented as it has been shown that in different industries the most critical area of the value chain differs. This perception stresses that organizations have to discover the most signif...