Table 1 Survey contents Theme Question items and response options Disaster information gathering Media mode(s) for information gathering and the language in which those mode(s) were utilizeda Media mode options Television Radio Printed media (magazines, newspapers, etc).
Currently, older and underserved patients are less likely to use this mode of communication for information support (Davison et al 2000; Smyth et al 2007) and we expect this mode of contact to be fairly uncommon.
Television, local radio, newspapers, and interpersonal networks are examples of commonly used media modes for gathering information during disaster situations (Piotrowski and Armstrong 1998; Bracken et al. 2005; Spence et al. 2007a; Burke et al. 2010).
Adolescents heavily favoured electronic media as preferred modes for accessing information, including websites (particularly Facebook, mentioned most frequently of all avenues discussed), YouTube videos, and advertisements on the internet, and email.
Based on this understanding of how media modes were utilized for information gathering, the following points should be considered by organizations responsible for information dissemination to the foreign population in times of disaster.
Media mode and language preferences for information gathering are shown in Fig. 3.
Internet communities can provide information and support for stigmatizing conditions that inhibit more traditional modes of information seeking.
For mode exclusive information about possible earthquake hazard and disaster which may happen in Istanbul, an urban area model needs to be extended to all Istanbul, by using available GIS.
The optimum location for the application of ACLD/PCLD patches are found for specific modes and the information for different modes is then collated to get the best locations for control of multiple modes.
The aim of this survey was to assess completeness of data provided by the most frequently encountered websites during a search for information on mode of delivery after caesarean section, and to compare the extent to which information is featured in support of ERCS with that in support of VBAC.
