Understanding Health Information Overload in Patients Using Technology in the UAE Amidst COVID-19
摘要
The amount of health information is growing day by day to an extent that medical professionals have to read 5000 articles per day to keep track of the latest medical research. Information overload is when the information acquired by an individual within a time duration exceeds their ability to comprehend the information. Previous studies had not generalized the overall effects of overload and thus this research aims to do so by analyzing the impact of information overload in UAE residents during COVID-19. This research portrays that health information overload is present in the UAE and that fatigue occurs because of it. It also indicates that anxiety could alter the fatigue extent felt due to overload while motivation cannot.