The Relationship Between Individual Coping and the Need to Have and Seek Health Information Among Older Adults: Exploratory Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

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

This study aims to examine the relationship between individual coping and the need to have and seek health information among older adults.

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

The mean age of the interviewed group was 71 years (SD 7). Quantitat

SUBMITTER: Theis S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7884216 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature