ArticleJournal of cognitive engineering and decision making2015
Online Information Search Performance and Search Strategies in a Health Problem-Solving Scenario.
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- The Contribution of Executive Functions When Reading Multiple Texts: A Systematic Literature Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
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- The Use of Technology to Support Cognitive Diversity Among Older Adults.The Gerontologist · 2025Article
- Cognitive functioning and sustained internet use amid the COVID-19 pandemic: longitudinal evidence from older adults in Switzerland.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Performance-Based Measurement of eHealth Literacy: Systematic Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- Efficacy improvement in searching MEDLINE database using a novel PubMed visual analytic system: EEEvis.PloS one · 2023Article
- Laypeople's Online Health Information Search Strategies and Use for Health-Related Problems: Cross-sectional Survey.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Article
- Google Medical Update: Why Is the Search Engine Decreasing Visibility of Health and Medical Information Websites?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The neuropsychological aspects of performance-based Internet navigation skills: A brief review of an emerging literature.The Clinical neuropsychologist · 2019Review
- Attitudes Toward Computers Across Adulthood From 1994 to 2013.The Gerontologist · 2019Article
- Examining the accessibility of high-quality physical activity behaviour change support freely available online for men with prostate cancer.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2018Article
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Abstract
Although access to Internet health information can be beneficial, solving complex health-related problems online is challenging for many individuals. In this study, we investigated the performance of a sample of 60 adults ages 18 to 85 years in using the Internet to resolve a relatively complex health information problem. The impact of age, Internet experience, and cognitive abilities on measures of search time, amount of search, and search accuracy was examined, and a model of Internet information seeking was developed to guide the characterization of participants' search strategies. Internet experience was found to have no impact on performance measures. Older participants exhibited longer search times and lower amounts of search but similar search accuracy performance as their younger counterparts. Overall, greater search accuracy was related to an increased amount of search but not to increased search duration and was primarily attributable to higher cognitive abilities, such as processing speed, reasoning ability, and executive function. There was a tendency for those who were younger, had greater Internet experience, and had higher cognitive abilities to use a bottom-up (i.e., analytic) search strategy, although use of a top-down (i.e., browsing) strategy was not necessarily unsuccessful. Implications of the findings for future studies and design interventions are discussed.
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