title: Information needs of case managers caring for persons living with HIV.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The goals of this study were to explore the information needs of case managers who provide services to persons living with HIV (PLWH) and to assess the applicability of the Information Needs Event Taxonomy in a new population.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study design was observational with data collection via an online survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  Responses to open-ended survey questions about the information needs of case managers (n=94) related to PLWH of three levels of care complexity were categorized using the Information Needs Event Taxonomy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The most frequently identified needs were related to patient education resources (33%), patient data (23%), and referral resources (22%) accounting for 79% of all (N=282) information needs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Study limitations include selection bias, recall bias, and a relatively narrow focus of the study on case-manager information needs in the context of caring for PLWH.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study findings contribute to the evidence base regarding information needs in the context of patient interactions by: (1) supporting the applicability of the Information Needs Event Taxonomy and extending it through addition of a new generic question; (2) providing a foundation for the addition of context-specific links to external information resources within information systems; (3) applying a new approach for elicitation of information needs; and (4) expanding the literature regarding addressing information needs in community-based settings for HIV services.
authors.affiliation: Columbia University, School of Nursing, New York, USA. rb897@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schnall
authors.forename: James J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Cimino
authors.forename: Leanne M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Currie
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bakken
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019090:Case Management; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009519:New York City; D012947:Social Work