Work-related factors influencing doctors search behaviors and trust toward medical information resources

Abstract

We evaluate the nature of factors that influence the relation between perceived credibility and trust towards institutional information sources and their effects on this relation. [•] Two major categories have been considered here based on Wilsons’ Macro Model: Work related and personal motivated. [•] A survey instrument was deployed and confirmatory factor analysis was used to evaluate the relations between these factors using Partial Least Squares. [•] The study provides partial explanation of doctors’ behavior towards government sponsored information sources such as medical guidelines and protocols.