Waterworth Susan, Honey Michelle
School of Nursing, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand.
School of Nursing, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand.
Geriatr Nurs. 2018 May-Jun;39(3):310-317. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2017.10.016. Epub 2017 Dec 1.
The internet is increasingly used to provide health information. Supporting older people to access on-line health information requires understanding their current usage and possible barriers and facilitators. Methods involved searching three databases. Inclusion criteria were: (i) articles published within 10 years; (ii) people aged >65; (iii) explored reasons for older people accessing on-line health information and (iv) in English. Eight articles met these criteria. Older people use on-line health information to learn about a disease, medication, treatment, or healthy living. Factors influencing usefulness of on-line health information included demographics, health status, trust in the information, lack of skills using the internet and attitudes of health professionals. Findings indicate that while older people access on-line health information there are barriers: Low trust, financial barriers, lack of familiarity with the internet and low health literacy levels. Implications for nursing include working in partnership with older people to assist them to identify appropriate on-line information.
互联网越来越多地被用于提供健康信息。支持老年人获取在线健康信息需要了解他们当前的使用情况以及可能存在的障碍和促进因素。方法包括搜索三个数据库。纳入标准为：（i）10年内发表的文章；（ii）年龄大于65岁的人群；（iii）探讨老年人获取在线健康信息的原因；（iv）英文文章。八篇文章符合这些标准。老年人利用在线健康信息来了解疾病、药物、治疗或健康生活方式。影响在线健康信息有用性的因素包括人口统计学特征、健康状况、对信息的信任度、缺乏互联网使用技能以及健康专业人员的态度。研究结果表明，虽然老年人会获取在线健康信息，但存在一些障碍：信任度低、经济障碍、对互联网不熟悉以及健康素养水平低。对护理工作的启示包括与老年人合作，帮助他们识别合适的在线信息。
