Older adults' readiness to engage with eHealth patient education and self-care resources: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study examined access to digital technologies, skills and experience, and preferences for using web-based and other digital technologies to obtain health information and advice among older adults in a large health plan. A primary aim was to assess the extent to which digital divides by race/ethnicity and age group might affect the ability of a large percentage of seniors, and especially those in vulnerable groups, to engage with online health information and advice modalities (eHIA) and mobile health (mHealth) monitoring tools.

Methods

A mailed survey was conducted with age-sex stratified random samples of English-speaking non-Hispanic white, African-American/black (black), Hispanic/Latino (Latino), Filipino-American (Filipino), and Chinese-American (Chinese)

SUBMITTER: Gordon NP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5872546 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature