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Study on Influence Factors of Older Adults' Online Health Information Seeking
Received date: 2014-10-20
Revised date: 2015-02-13
Online published: 2015-03-05
[Purpose/significance] In order to provide a theoretical support for reasonably carrying out online health information services for older adults, this study aims to explore influence factors of older adults' health information seeking behavior in network environment, and construct a related conceptual frame model.[Method/process] The qualitative data of online health information seeking activities are collected from thirty-five older adults using semi-structured interviews. Then fourteen conceptual categories are coded and four core categories are focused based on grounded theory. Through the analysis of conceptual categories, four primary factors that influence older adults' online health information seeking are discovered, and a theoretical model is constructed. [Result/conclusion] Individual psychology, personal cost, social factor and information factor are the main elements underlying older adults' online health information seeking behavior. Thereinto, individual psychology and personal cost are intrinsic factors that directly determine the mode of older adults' online health information seeking; social factor and information factor are external situational ingredients influencing the strength of relations between intrinsic factors and information seeking behavior.
Zhu Shubei , Deng Xiaozhao . Study on Influence Factors of Older Adults' Online Health Information Seeking[J]. Library and Information Service, 2015 , 59(5) : 60 -67,93 . DOI: 10.13266/j.issn.0252-3116.2015.05.010
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