title: Parents' search for evidence-based practice: a personal story.
abstract: Many clients engage in an intense search for evidence related to the diagnosis, prognosis and intervention options of their (or their dependent's) health condition. A client-based search for evidence poses challenges from a client and clinician perspective and evolves the client-clinician relationship. This paper describes the meaning of searching for health evidence by health-care clients such as parents of hospitalised children through a personal story. I discuss the subjective search for evidence-based health information, interpretation and transfer of information as well as its impact on providers. In order to implement client-centred care and evidence-based practice health care organisations and providers need to take an active role in guiding clients in effective health information-seeking behaviour and to develop mechanisms for processing evidence presented by clients.
authors.affiliation: Occupational Therapy Department, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, Haifa University, Haifa, Israel. asasson@univ.haifa.ac.il
authors.forename: Ayelet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ben-Sasson
mesh_terms: D054626:Consumer Health Information; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D057226:Information Seeking Behavior; D020407:Internet; D010290:Parents; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations