Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Older Americans unversed in the Internet 'know less about health'

A newsy article reports that: "... among elderly Americans, those with low health literacy were the least likely to use the Internet. And when they did use the Internet, it was not usually to search for health information."
Paddock, C. (2014, 14 November) Older Americans unversed in the Internet 'know less about health'. Medical News Today. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/285421.php
This was based on an article in Journal of General Internal Medicine currently in the "online" first category (i.e. not allocated to an issue):
Levey, H. et al. (2014). Health Literacy and the Digital Divide Among Older Americans. Journal of General Internal Medicine. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11606-014-3069-5/fulltext.html
I found this through Trove http://trove.com/ a free service for setting current awareness from internet sources.
Photo by Sheila Webber: St Georges church and trees reflected in a puddle, Sheffield, November 2014

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