dc.contributor.author |
Waterworth, Susan |
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dc.contributor.author |
Honey, Michelle |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2018-10-14T20:08:20Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2018-05 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0197-4572 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/41285 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The internet is increasingly used to provide health information. Supporting older people to access on-line health information requires understanding their current usage and possible barriers and facilitators. Methods involved searching three databases. Inclusion criteria were: (i) articles published within 10 years; (ii) people aged >65; (iii) explored reasons for older people accessing on-line health information and (iv) in English. Eight articles met these criteria. Older people use on-line health information to learn about a disease, medication, treatment, or healthy living. Factors influencing usefulness of on-line health information included demographics, health status, trust in the information, lack of skills using the internet and attitudes of health professionals. Findings indicate that while older people access on-line health information there are barriers: Low trust, financial barriers, lack of familiarity with the internet and low health literacy levels. Implications for nursing include working in partnership with older people to assist them to identify appropriate on-line information. |
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dc.format.medium |
Print-Electronic |
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dc.language |
eng |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.) |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.subject |
Humans |
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dc.subject |
Internet |
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dc.subject |
Databases, Factual |
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dc.subject |
Health Literacy |
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dc.subject |
Information Seeking Behavior |
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dc.title |
On-line health seeking activity of older adults: an integrative review of the literature. |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1016/j.gerinurse.2017.10.016 |
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pubs.issue |
3 |
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pubs.begin-page |
310 |
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pubs.volume |
39 |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: The author |
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dc.identifier.pmid |
29198622 |
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pubs.end-page |
317 |
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pubs.publication-status |
Published |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Review |
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pubs.subtype |
Journal Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
718836 |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
Nursing |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
1528-3984 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2017-12-05 |
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pubs.dimensions-id |
29198622 |
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