Impact of health information seeking behavior and digital health literacy on self-perceived health and depression symptoms among older adults in the United States
Abstract Background: Understanding the impact of digital health literacy and health information-seeking behavior on the self-perceived health and depression symptoms of older adults is crucial, particularly as the number of older internet users is increasing. Methods: This study utilized data from t...
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| author | Jonathan Aseye Nutakor Lulin Zhou Ebenezer Larnyo Stephen Addai-Dansoh Yupeng Cui |
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| description | Abstract Background: Understanding the impact of digital health literacy and health information-seeking behavior on the self-perceived health and depression symptoms of older adults is crucial, particularly as the number of older internet users is increasing. Methods: This study utilized data from the Health Information National Trends Survey to examine the relationship between these factors and the health outcomes of adults aged 50 and above. Results: The study found that digital health literacy has a positive but non-significant relationship with self-perceived health when other factors are considered. However, education level and body mass index consistently predicted self-perceived health. Moreover, higher digital health literacy was associated with a reduced likelihood of perceived depression symptoms, even after adjusting for demographic and health-related factors. Conclusions: These findings highlight the importance of digital health literacy in the mental well-being of older adults and provide insights for shaping future health policies and interventions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d1d0c35ffa8443b48eecb7ee6d319e282024-12-29T12:17:50ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-12-0114111110.1038/s41598-024-82187-zImpact of health information seeking behavior and digital health literacy on self-perceived health and depression symptoms among older adults in the United StatesJonathan Aseye Nutakor0Lulin Zhou1Ebenezer Larnyo2Stephen Addai-Dansoh3Yupeng Cui4School of Management, Jiangsu UniversitySchool of Management, Jiangsu UniversityCenter for Black Studies Research, University of CaliforniaSchool of Management, Jiangsu UniversitySchool of Management, Jiangsu UniversityAbstract Background: Understanding the impact of digital health literacy and health information-seeking behavior on the self-perceived health and depression symptoms of older adults is crucial, particularly as the number of older internet users is increasing. Methods: This study utilized data from the Health Information National Trends Survey to examine the relationship between these factors and the health outcomes of adults aged 50 and above. Results: The study found that digital health literacy has a positive but non-significant relationship with self-perceived health when other factors are considered. However, education level and body mass index consistently predicted self-perceived health. Moreover, higher digital health literacy was associated with a reduced likelihood of perceived depression symptoms, even after adjusting for demographic and health-related factors. Conclusions: These findings highlight the importance of digital health literacy in the mental well-being of older adults and provide insights for shaping future health policies and interventions.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82187-zHealth information seeking behaviorDigital health literacySelf-perceived healthDepression symptomsOlder adults |
| spellingShingle | Jonathan Aseye Nutakor Lulin Zhou Ebenezer Larnyo Stephen Addai-Dansoh Yupeng Cui Impact of health information seeking behavior and digital health literacy on self-perceived health and depression symptoms among older adults in the United States Scientific Reports Health information seeking behavior Digital health literacy Self-perceived health Depression symptoms Older adults |
| title | Impact of health information seeking behavior and digital health literacy on self-perceived health and depression symptoms among older adults in the United States |
| title_full | Impact of health information seeking behavior and digital health literacy on self-perceived health and depression symptoms among older adults in the United States |
| title_fullStr | Impact of health information seeking behavior and digital health literacy on self-perceived health and depression symptoms among older adults in the United States |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of health information seeking behavior and digital health literacy on self-perceived health and depression symptoms among older adults in the United States |
| title_short | Impact of health information seeking behavior and digital health literacy on self-perceived health and depression symptoms among older adults in the United States |
| title_sort | impact of health information seeking behavior and digital health literacy on self perceived health and depression symptoms among older adults in the united states |
| topic | Health information seeking behavior Digital health literacy Self-perceived health Depression symptoms Older adults |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82187-z |
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