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The Internet and Managing Boomers and Seniors' Health
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Author(s):
Christopher G. Reddick (The University of Texas at San Antonio, USA)
Copyright:
2008
Pages:
24
Source title:
Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics: Research and Practices
Source Author(s)/Editor(s):
Joseph Tan
(McMaster University, Canada)
DOI:
10.4018/978-1-59904-690-7.ch004
Keywords:
Health Information Systems
/
Medical Information Science Reference
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Medicine & Healthcare
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Abstract
This chapter examines the use of the Internet for gathering health information by boomers and seniors. This study attempts to determine whether online health seekers (individuals that have Internet access and have searched for health information online) have changed their behavior from the information they found online. Essentially, has online health information helped them manage their health more effectively? This research analyzes the Kaiser Family Foundation e-Health and the Elderly public opinion dataset of access by boomers and seniors to online health information. The major results indicate that boomers marginally use online health information more than seniors for the management of their health. The most significant results indicated that boomers and seniors who are more aware and have positive feelings towards online health information would use it more to manage their health.
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