老年人互联网使用与决策偏好之间的关联。
Association between Internet use and decision-making preference in older adults.
作者信息
Cajita Maan Isabella, Whitehouse Erin, Budhathoki Chakra, Hodgson Nancy
机构信息
Johns Hopkins University, 525 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
出版信息
Gerontechnology. 2016;14(2):97-104. doi: 10.4017/gt.2016.14.2.008.00.
BACKGROUND
Easy access to health-related information on the Internet has the potential to empower patients in making health-related decisions. However, little is known regarding the association between Internet use and decision-making preference in older adults. The aim of the study is to evaluate the association between Internet use and decision-making preference in older adults.
METHOD
The study analyzed cross-sectional data from 1,945 participants of the National Health and Aging Trends Study.
RESULTS
Older adults who used the Internet had greater odds of active decision-making preference (OR 1.75, 95%CI 1.22-2.52, p=0.002) compared to older adults who did not use the Internet. Similarly, older adults, who searched the Internet for health-related information, had higher odds of active decision-making preference (OR 2.16, 95%CI 1.14-4.09, p=0.019) compared to their counterparts.
CONCLUSION
Internet use was found to be associated with active decision-making preference in older adults. Similarly, health-related Internet use was positively associated with decision-making involvement in older adults.
背景
在互联网上轻松获取与健康相关的信息有可能使患者在做出与健康相关的决策时更有自主权。然而，关于老年人使用互联网与决策偏好之间的关联，我们知之甚少。本研究的目的是评估老年人使用互联网与决策偏好之间的关联。
方法
该研究分析了来自国家健康与老龄化趋势研究的1945名参与者的横断面数据。
结果
与不使用互联网的老年人相比，使用互联网的老年人有更高的主动决策偏好几率（比值比1.75，95%置信区间1.22 - 2.52，p = 0.002）。同样，在互联网上搜索与健康相关信息的老年人，与未搜索者相比，有更高的主动决策偏好几率（比值比2.16，95%置信区间1.14 - 4.09，p = 0.019）。
结论
研究发现老年人使用互联网与主动决策偏好有关。同样，老年人使用与健康相关的互联网与决策参与呈正相关。
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