Health-Related Internet Use in Older Primary Care Patients
Health-Related Internet Use in Older Primary Care Patients
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DOI：
10.1159/000329340
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发表时间：
2012-01-01
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影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Weingardt, Kenneth R.
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作者：
Crabb, Rebecca M.;Rafie, Samantha;Weingardt, Kenneth R.
背景：65岁及以上的成年人将受益于基于互联网的健康资源积累的财富，包括帮助慢性健康状况自我管理的在线干预措施。然而，有人担心老年人较少使用和熟悉互联网可能会限制基于网络的健康干预措施在老年人群体中的效用。随着这些干预措施变得越来越普遍，了解老年人对使用互联网作为管理医疗保健工具的接受程度非常重要。目的：本研究的目的是评估老年初级保健患者接受使用基于网络的健康资源的程度，并探讨与健康相关的互联网使用与患者特征（如年龄、收入、健康和心理健康状况）的关系。方法：我们调查了50名65岁及以上的退伍军人管理局初级保健诊所的成年人，调查内容包括：(1)出于任何目的使用互联网，(2)使用互联网获取健康或心理相关信息，以及(3)使用基于互联网的干预措施解决各种健康相关需求的兴趣。相当一部分受访者年龄在70多岁、80多岁和90多岁，许多人患有多种疾病。结果：在我们的样本中，近四分之三的老年初级保健患者经常使用互联网，超过一半的人有使用互联网搜索健康信息的经验。大多数互联网用户赞同有兴趣使用基于网络的资源来管理其健康和精神保健的各个方面。结论：我们的研究结果支持老年初级保健患者，包括老年人和患有多种疾病的患者，可以使用互联网作为加强医疗保健的手段。巴塞尔S. Karger股份有限公司版权所有
Background: Adults aged 65 years and older stand to benefit from the accumulating wealth of Internet-based health resources, including online interventions to assist in the self-management of chronic health conditions. However, concerns have been expressed that lesser Internet use and familiarity among older adults may limit the utility of web-based health interventions in older age groups. As these interventions become more prevalent, it is important to understand older adults' receptivity to using the Internet as a tool in managing healthcare. Objective: The purpose of the present study was to gauge the extent to which older primary care patients are receptive to using web-based health resources, and to explore how health-related Internet use may be related to patient characteristics such as age, income, and health and mental health status. Methods: We surveyed 50 adults aged 65 years and older in a Veterans Administration primary care clinic regarding: (1) Internet use for any purpose, (2) Internet use to obtain health or mental-related information, and (3) interest in using Internet-based interventions to address various health-related needs. A substantial proportion of respondents were in their 70s, 805, and 90s, and many had multiple medical conditions. Results: Nearly three-quarters of older primary care patients in our sample were regular Internet users and over half had experience in using the Internet to search for health information. The majority of Internet users endorsed an interest in using web-based resources to manage various aspects of their health and mental healthcare. Conclusions:Our results support the conclusion that older primary care patients, including those among the oldest-old and those with multiple medical conditions, are amenable to using the Internet as a means of enhancing healthcare. Copyright (C) 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel