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ArticleBMC psychology2024

Internet-based eHealth technology for emotional well-being among the older adults with a family cancer history: full mediation effects of health information self-efficacy and cancer fatalism.

Yuyuan Kylie Lai, Jizhou Francis Ye, Qiawen Ran, Harris Song Ao

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Article in BMC psychology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Yuyuan Kylie LaiInstitute of Collaborative Innovation, University of Macau, Macao, China.
Jizhou Francis YeDepartment of Communication, University of Macau, Macao, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3226-4487
Qiawen RanChina Petroleum Pipeline Engineering CO., LTD. International, Hebei, China.
Harris Song AoDepartment of Communication, University of Macau, Macao, China. harrisao@um.edu.mo.
University of Macau · MO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOlder adults with a family cancer history (FCH) face an increased cancer risk, which may adversely impact their emotional well-being. Internet-based eHealth technologies (IETs) provide a potential solution to this challenge. This study examines the influence of using IETs on the emotional well-being of older adults with FCH. It also delves into the mediating pathways through health information self-efficacy and cancer fatalism.

methodsThis study conducted a mediation analysis using data from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS 6) collected from March 2022 to November 2022, focusing on older adults with FCH who had previously searched for cancer-related information (N = 1,280).

resultsIn the mediation model, no positive direct associations between IETs usage and emotional well-being were found. Only health information self-efficacy and cancer fatalism were found to mediate the relationship between IETs usage and emotional well-being serially (β = 0.007, 95% CI [0.003, 0.012]).

conclusionsThe findings inform health information professionals and healthcare practitioners on enhancing the impact of IETs usage on individual health information self-efficacy, which mitigates cancer fatalism, contributing to better emotional well-being in the digital era.

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NeoplasmsSelf EfficacyTelemedicineAgedAged, 80 and overEmotionsFemaleHumansInternetMaleMediation AnalysisMental HealthMiddle AgedCancer fatalismeHealthEmotional well-beingFamily cancer historyHealth information self-efficacy

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