A descriptive study of digital health literacy and internet use of older adults living alone
M. Hwang, G. Kim, S. Lee, Y-H. Park
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AbstractDigital health literacy refers to the ability to seek, find, understand, and appraise health information or healthcare-related digital applications and apply the knowledge gained to addressing or solving a health problem (Norman & Skinner, 2006; van der Vaart & Drossaert, 2017). The COVID-19 pandemic led to the adoption of evolving digital technologies and various changes in our daily lives. Digital health, like the web, mobile, and wearable devices, affects health status and quality of life by improving access to health information for vulnerable groups. However, if digital health literacy is not considered, health inequity due to inadequate health information will bring about health inequity (Cheng, et. al., 2020; Dunn, & Hazzard., 2019). This study aims to understand the digital health literacy of older adults living alone and explore the relationship between demographic variables, internet use, and digital health literacy.Keywords: digital health literacy, internet use, digital technology, older adults, living alone
M. Hwang, G. Kim, S. Lee, Y-H. Park (2022). A descriptive study of digital health literacy and internet use of older adults living alone. Gerontechnology, 21(s),1-1
https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2022.21.s.651.pp4