Social Media and eHealth Literacy Among Older Adults: Systematic Literature Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The advent of social media has significantly transformed health communication and the health-related actions of older adults, offering both obstacles and prospects for this generation to embrace eHealth developments.

Objective

We aimed to investigate the correlation between social media and eHealth literacy in older individuals and answer four research questions: (1) What are the specific social media behaviors (including general use behaviors and health behaviors) of older adults on social media? (2) How do these behaviors impact their eHealth literacy? (3) How does eHealth literacy influence older adults' social media behaviors? and (4) What factors influence older adults' use of social media for health-related purposes?

Methods

Using predetermined keywor

SUBMITTER: Zhang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11982777 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature