Table 3 Health information needs description classification

Physiological needs

Maintaining of living material needs, such as food, drugs, etc.; and information needs such as disease-related websites, reports, and so on.

Affective needs

Positive

Positive psychological identity and emotional needs.

Neutral

Neutral psychological identity and emotional needs.

Negative

Negative psychological identity and emotional needs

Cognitive needs

Learning of skills or knowledge of depression。