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KMID : 1023720190740040157
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Journal of Welfare for the Aged
2019 Volume.74 No. 4 p.157 ~ p.184
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Uses of Health Information Sources and Health Promoting Behaviors of Older Adults in Korea
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Lee Gui-Ohk
Lee Su-Yun
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Abstract
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With the advent of the super-aged society, older adults’ maintenance of health and prevention of disease are becoming social challenges in Korea. However, there is a lack of understanding of the health information seeking behavior of the elderly. The purpose of the present study is to identify the types of health information sources of the older adults, to reveal the impacts of the socio-demographic and the health condition factors on the usage levels of the health information sources, and to examine the effects of the health information sources on health promoting behavior. The factor analysis revealed four dimensions of health information sources of the older adults; mediated, online, primary groups, and specialized medical professionals. Also, the regression analysis confirmed the influence of gender, age, and informatization education on the level of the usage of each type of information source. Especially, the health condition factors which includes chronic disease predicted the selection of information sources. Lastly, the usage levels of health information sources significantly predicted the increases in the 3 health promoting behaviors; physical fitness activities, management of daily life and stress, and health responsibility activities. The usage of the primary groups as the health information source strongly predicted the increase in the 3 health promoting behaviors. The results of the study provide theoretical and practical implications regarding the selections of health information sources in the health communication program for the elderly.
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KEYWORD
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Types of Information Sources, Older Adults’ Health Information Source, Health Promoting Behaviors, Health Information Seeking Behavior
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