Exploring Health Information-Seeking Preferences of Older Adults With Hypertension: Quasi-Experimental Design.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients' engagement in health care decision making is constituted by at least two behaviors: health information seeking and active involvement in medical decisions. Previous research reported that older adults desire a lot of information, but want to participate in decision making to a lesser degree. However, there is only limited evidence on the effect of desire for health information on seniors' perceived confidence in making an informed choice (ie, decision self-efficacy).

Objective

The goal of this study was to investigate the role desire for health information has for older patients. More specifically, it tested whether decision self-efficacy increases as a function of an assisted computer-based information search. Additionally, the study allowed insights in

SUBMITTER: Sak G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6834236 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature