Online Health Information–Seeking Among Older Adults and Predictors of Use, Motivations, and Barriers in the Context of Healthy Aging: Cross-Sectional Study
Digital competence, frequent internet use, and trust in OHI are critical for OHIS engagement among older adults. Programs to strengthen digital competencies in later life and initiatives to enhance the credibility of online health resources are essential to reduce digital disparities and support healthy aging. Notably, health literacy did not emerge as a significant factor in OHIS use, but digital competence did, suggesting that digital competence is most critical to OHIS use.
Authors
- Alexander Seifert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3124-4588)
- Samin Sepahniya
- Carlo Fabian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1782-2698)
- Yves Bachofner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9468-5808)
Institutions
- FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Online Journal of Public Health Informatics
- Published
- 2026-01-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/77557
- Primary Topic
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00