Seeking Online Health-Related Information by German Seniors: A Qualitative Study

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Journal: Journal of Human Environment and Health Promotion Year:2021 | Volume:7 | Issue:2 Page(s): 83-89

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Seeking Online Health-Related Information by German Seniors: A Qualitative Study

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Medical information

Online information

Health-related internet use

Seniors

Germany

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Background: The Internet has become one of the most common informative media for health-related issues. Regarding older people, more research is needed to collect indepth data on the Internet use for health information. The present study aimed to provide an overview on Health-related internet use by Seniors in Germany. Methods: This descriptive-analytical qualitative study was conducted on 10 German Seniors aged 65-83 years. In order to obtain the required information, in-depth semistructured interviews were carried out between March-June 2017. The subjects were selected by snowball sampling technique. The transcribed interviews were analysed using qualitative content analysis. Results: The findings of the study revealed that Seniors’ activity on the Internet includes a variety of medical interests. Most of the interviewees access specific medical websites directly, without using search engines. Although about half of the respondents seemed overloaded with the amount of online health information, most of them claimed to be able to evaluate its reliability. Conclusion: For most of the interviewees the health-related information on the Internet provides a basis of knowledge. However, despite the fact that the Seniors consider Online information useful, most of them prefer to consult at least one doctor when it comes to make health-related decisions, still adhering to the physician-centred care model.

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Rodat, Simona. (2021). Seeking Online Health-Related Information by German Seniors: A Qualitative Study. JOURNAL OF HUMAN, ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH PROMOTION, 7(2), 83-89. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/662610/en

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Rodat Simona. Seeking Online Health-Related Information by German Seniors: A Qualitative Study. JOURNAL OF HUMAN, ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH PROMOTION[Internet]. 2021;7(2):83-89. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/662610/en

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Simona Rodat, “Seeking Online Health-Related Information by German Seniors: A Qualitative Study,” JOURNAL OF HUMAN, ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH PROMOTION, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 83–89, 2021, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/662610/en

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