ArticleJMIR human factors2021
The Relationship Between Individual Coping and the Need to Have and Seek Health Information Among Older Adults: Exploratory Mixed Methods Study.
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- Barriers and facilitators of health information seeking behavior among older adults: a mixed-methods systematic review using the COM-B model.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- The Dispersion of Health Information-Seeking Behavior and Health Literacy in a State in the Southern United States: Cross-sectional Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Human information behavior during the Covid-19 health crisis. A literature review.Library & information science research · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe need to have and seek information shapes the context of computing systems. When it comes to health, individual coping influences human behavior. Therefore, the relationship between individual coping and the need to have and seek health information plays a crucial role in the development of digital health systems.
objectiveThis study aims to examine the relationship between individual coping and the need to have and seek health information among older adults.
methodsQuestionnaires and semistructured interviews investigated the health information need (HIN) and health information-seeking behavior (HISB) in relation to the individual coping strategies of 26 older Germans.
resultsThe mean age of the interviewed group was 71 years (SD 7). Quantitatively, a trend was found for a negative correlation between the avoidance-oriented coping and HIN (r
conclusionsIndividual coping strategies are relevant for the design of digital health systems. They can support older adults in coping with their health situation, although it remains unclear how systems must be designed for people with an avoidance coping strategy to achieve the same acceptance.
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