Faculty of Community Services, School of Nutrition, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada.
J Nutr Educ Behav. 2012 Jan-Feb;44(1):85-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2011.05.018. Epub 2011 Nov 21.
To explore older adults' (55-70 years) health information-seeking behaviors.
Using a qualitative methodology, based on grounded theory, data were collected using in-depth interviews. Participants were community-living, older adults in Toronto, Canada who independently seek nutrition and health information. Interview transcripts were analyzed using a qualitative thematic coding framework.
Twenty participants were interviewed, at which point theoretical saturation of data was achieved. Three themes describing older adults' health information-seeking behaviors emerged. This article will focus on one theme: the enabling and disabling experience of seeking nutrition and health information to support an understanding of successful aging in this population.
These findings are framed within the context of supporting older adults' information-seeking behaviors to contribute to their health and well-being. This is a relevant issue to public health professionals given the global emphasis on successful aging strategies.
探索老年人（55-70 岁）的健康信息寻求行为。
采用基于扎根理论的定性方法，通过深入访谈收集数据。参与者为居住在社区的、在加拿大多伦多独立寻求营养和健康信息的老年人。使用定性主题编码框架对访谈记录进行分析。
对 20 名参与者进行了访谈，此时数据达到了理论饱和。出现了三个描述老年人健康信息寻求行为的主题。本文将重点介绍其中一个主题：寻求营养和健康信息以支持对该人群成功老龄化的理解的有利和不利体验。
这些发现是在支持老年人信息寻求行为以促进其健康和福祉的背景下提出的。考虑到全球对成功老龄化策略的重视，这是一个与公共卫生专业人员相关的问题。
