The Relationship Between Individual Coping and the Need to Have and Seek Health Information Among Older Adults: Exploratory Mixed Methods Study.
eHealth
engineering
gerontology
health
information science
information technology
mobile phone
systems analysis
Journal
JMIR human factors
ISSN: 2292-9495
Titre abrégé: JMIR Hum Factors
Pays: Canada
ID NLM: 101666561
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Feb 2021
01 Feb 2021
Historique:
received:
13
08
2019
accepted:
04
04
2020
revised:
27
02
2020
entrez:
1
2
2021
pubmed:
2
2
2021
medline:
2
2
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The 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. This study aims to examine the relationship between individual coping and the need to have and seek health information among older adults. Questionnaires 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. The 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 Individual 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.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The 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.
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
This study aims to examine the relationship between individual coping and the need to have and seek health information among older adults.
METHODS
METHODS
Questionnaires 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.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The 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
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Individual 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.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33522973
pii: v8i1e15858
doi: 10.2196/15858
pmc: PMC7884216
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e15858Informations de copyright
©Sabine Theis, Katharina Schäfer, Dajana Schäfer, Nicole Jochems, Verena Nitsch, Alexander Mertens. Originally published in JMIR Human Factors (http://humanfactors.jmir.org), 01.02.2021.
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