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Correlates of Older Adults’ E-Health Information-Seeking Behaviors [PDF]
Gerontology, 2022 <b><i>Introduction:</i></b> 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.
Sara Pourrazavi +5 more
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Gender differences in information behavior during the Covid-19 health crisis in Spain
JLIS.it, 2021 The Covid-19 pandemic has produced numerous deaths throughout the planet, although in general it has been deadlier in older people, in people with previous conditions and in males.
Michela Montesi
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021 Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, digital health literacy (DHL) has become a significant public health concern. This research aims to assess information seeking behavior, as well as the ability to find relevant information and deal with DHL among university ...
R. Zakar +3 more
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Examining Health Information–Seeking Behaviors of Older Adults [PDF]
CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 2013 This study aims to examine which resources older adults utilize for their health information needs, how trustworthy and reliable they find these resources, and the difficulties they face in obtaining health-related information. A 41-item survey designed to understand the information-seeking characteristics of older adults was developed and distributed ...
Shomir, Chaudhuri +4 more
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مدیریت اطلاعات سلامت, 2021 Introduction: Pregnant women use the Internet to meet their information needs. Despite the contradictory information on the web, the increase in anxiety and its negative effects on fetal growth and maternal health, the importance of online search for ...
Zivar Sabaghinejad +2 more
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Mental Health Literacy and Mental Health Information-Seeking Behavior in Iranian University Students
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022 Background: Inadequate Mental health literacy (MHL) is a problem worldwide. Research is limited in developing countries and about positive MHL. This study measured the disease-oriented MHL and positive MHL and investigated their association. In addition,
S. Mahmoodi +5 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 Background Misinformation has had a negative impact upon the global COVID-19 vaccination program. High-income and middle-income earners typically have better access to technology and health facilities than those in lower-income groups.
R. Marzo +12 more
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Self- and surrogate-seeking of information about mental health and illness in Germany
BMC Public Health, 2023 Background Seeking information on mental health issues – both for oneself and on behalf of others (so-called surrogate-seeking) – is a critical early step in dealing with mental illness and known to impede stigmatizing attitudes and foster help-seeking ...
Anna Freytag +3 more
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Online health information–seeking behavior by endocrinology patients [PDF]
Hormones, 2019 Abstract Purpose Given that the Internet is important for health-related information (HRI) and the fact that online health information (OHI)–seeking behavior has never been studied in endocrinology, we set out to examine how and why the Internet is utilized for HRI, the frequency of such activity, its impact, future information needs, and the effect of
Angelos Kyriacou, Cathy Sherratt
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Health Information–Seeking Behaviors, Health Indicators, and Health Risks
American Journal of Public Health, 2010 Objectives. We examined how different types of health information–seeking behaviors (HISBs)—no use, illness information only, wellness information only, and illness and wellness information combined—are associated with health risk factors and health indicators to determine possible motives for health information seeking. Methods.
James B, Weaver +5 more
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