Correlates of Older Adults' E-Health Information-Seeking Behaviors.
Gerontology
; 68(8): 935-942, 2022.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
The Internet is an important source for health information and a medium for older adults' empowerment in health decision-making and self-caring. Therefore, we aimed to identify the potential motivators and probable barriers of e-health information-seeking behaviors (e-HISB) among older Iranian adults.METHODS:
A cross-sectional study assessed the usefulness of self-efficacy, perceived encouragement, positive attitude toward e-HISB, perceived usefulness, challenges of being visited by physicians, and perceived barriers in predicting e-HISB in a sample of 320 older adults in Tabriz, Iran.RESULTS:
The self-efficacy for online information seeking, positive attitude toward e-HISB, and perceived usefulness increased the odds of e-HISB by 12.00%, 24.00%, and 15.00%, respectively. In addition, e-health literacy, conflicting information, distrust of online information, and web designs that were not senior-friendly were the major barriers to e-HISB. DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION:
The theoretical and practical implications of the motivators and barriers of e-HISB can be instrumental in designing and executing programs aimed at improving e-health literacy among older adults especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.Palavras-chave
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Telemedicina
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Gerontology
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article