Digital Health Literacy and Self-Reported Health in Older Adults: The Role of Social Support in Internet Use
As more medical services have and are becoming digitalized the importance of the digital divide is increasing. Perceived support in using digital resources may enable individuals to overcome the digital divide and benefit from the digital resources available. It is important to note that findings are correlational due to the cross-sectional nature of the study.
Authors
- Orna Baron‐Epel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3447-2594)
- Efrat Neter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2162-0474)
- Diane Levin‐Zamir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8852-5554)
- Tuyen V. Duong
- Peter W. S. Chang
- Ester Eliyahu
Institutions
- Tufts University (US)
- Ruppin Academic Center (IL)
- Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital (TW)
- Taipei Medical University (TW)
- Clalit Health Services (IL)
- University of Haifa (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Primary Care & Community Health
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/21501319261418534
- Primary Topic
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00