Instituto de Assistência Médica ao Servidor Público Estadual de São Paulo. São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco. Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Rev Bras Enferm. 2024 May 13;77(1):e20230321. doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0321. eCollection 2024.
to describe the profile of older adults who access the internet to search for health information and identify the factors that can influence older adults' decisions about their health based on information collected online.
391 older adults answered an online questionnaire regarding habits and satisfaction with information about health collected on the internet. Data processing involved Logistic Regression.
higher education reduces by 44% the likelihood of an older adult following the health recommendations on internet sites. However, social activities and self-perceived health increase the possibility of following the recommendations by 83% and 71%, respectively. The belief that the internet promotes healthy habits increases by 29.2 times the probability of an older adult following the advice.
knowing the profile of older adults who use the Internet can help professionals formulate public policies and build good information platforms on health and well-being.
描述使用互联网搜索健康信息的老年人的特征，并根据在线收集的信息，确定影响老年人对自身健康相关信息做出决策的因素。
391 名老年人回答了一份关于在互联网上收集健康信息习惯和满意度的在线问卷。数据处理采用了逻辑回归分析。
较高的教育程度使老年人遵循互联网健康网站推荐的可能性降低了 44%。然而，社交活动和自我感知健康状况分别使老年人遵循推荐的可能性增加了 83%和 71%。认为互联网可以促进健康习惯的信念使老年人遵循建议的可能性增加了 29.2 倍。
了解使用互联网的老年人的特征，可以帮助专业人员制定公共政策，并建立关于健康和幸福的良好信息平台。
