Relationship between everyday health information literacy and attitudes towards mobile technology among older people
Abstract In order to benefit from advanced mobile information technology (AMIT) in e-health services, people need competencies in finding, evaluating, and understanding health-related information in varying everyday life situations, that is, everyday health information literacy (EHIL). This study fo...
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ftunivoulu:oai:oulu.fi:nbnfi-fe2019082926097 2023-07-30T04:05:49+02:00 Relationship between everyday health information literacy and attitudes towards mobile technology among older people Enwald, H. (Heidi) Hirvonen, N. (Noora) Kangas, M. (Maarit) Keränen, N. (Niina) Jämsä, T. (Timo) Huvila, I. (Isto) Korpelainen, R. (Raija) 2018 application/pdf http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2019082926097 eng eng Springer Nature info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess © Springer International Publishing AG 2018. This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Information Literacy in the Workplace : 5th European Conference, ECIL 2017, Saint Malo, France, September 18-21, 2017, Revised Selected Papers. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74334-9_47. Health information literacy Mobile technology Older adults Use of technology e-Health info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion 2018 ftunivoulu 2023-07-08T19:55:54Z Abstract In order to benefit from advanced mobile information technology (AMIT) in e-health services, people need competencies in finding, evaluating, and understanding health-related information in varying everyday life situations, that is, everyday health information literacy (EHIL). This study focused on the relationship between EHIL and AMIT use and attitudes towards it among older adults. A paper questionnaire was posted to a random sample of 1,500 home dwelling subjects aged 65 or more living in Northern Finland. A variety of themes were addressed in the questionnaire including a 4-item version of an EHIL screening tool. The response rate was 61% (n = 918). Older adults with negative attitudes towards or having less experience with mobile information technology were likely to have poor self-estimated EHIL skills. Older people are at risk of marginalization in regard to m-services, and these results should be utilized by decision-makers and software designers in digitalization of services. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Finland Jultika - University of Oulu repository |
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Abstract In order to benefit from advanced mobile information technology (AMIT) in e-health services, people need competencies in finding, evaluating, and understanding health-related information in varying everyday life situations, that is, everyday health information literacy (EHIL). This study focused on the relationship between EHIL and AMIT use and attitudes towards it among older adults. A paper questionnaire was posted to a random sample of 1,500 home dwelling subjects aged 65 or more living in Northern Finland. A variety of themes were addressed in the questionnaire including a 4-item version of an EHIL screening tool. The response rate was 61% (n = 918). Older adults with negative attitudes towards or having less experience with mobile information technology were likely to have poor self-estimated EHIL skills. Older people are at risk of marginalization in regard to m-services, and these results should be utilized by decision-makers and software designers in digitalization of services. |
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Enwald, H. (Heidi) Hirvonen, N. (Noora) Kangas, M. (Maarit) Keränen, N. (Niina) Jämsä, T. (Timo) Huvila, I. (Isto) Korpelainen, R. (Raija) |
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Enwald, H. (Heidi) Hirvonen, N. (Noora) Kangas, M. (Maarit) Keränen, N. (Niina) Jämsä, T. (Timo) Huvila, I. (Isto) Korpelainen, R. (Raija) |
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Relationship between everyday health information literacy and attitudes towards mobile technology among older people |
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Relationship between everyday health information literacy and attitudes towards mobile technology among older people |
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Relationship between everyday health information literacy and attitudes towards mobile technology among older people |
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Relationship between everyday health information literacy and attitudes towards mobile technology among older people |
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Relationship between everyday health information literacy and attitudes towards mobile technology among older people |
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relationship between everyday health information literacy and attitudes towards mobile technology among older people |
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess © Springer International Publishing AG 2018. This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Information Literacy in the Workplace : 5th European Conference, ECIL 2017, Saint Malo, France, September 18-21, 2017, Revised Selected Papers. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74334-9_47. |
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