Has the digital health divide widened? Trends of health-related internet use among older adults from 2003 to 2011

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 856-863

  Alicia Hong, Y ^a   Cho, Jinmyoung ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital divide; Health related Internet use; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DIGITAL DIVIDE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOLOGY; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DIGITAL DIVIDE; FEMALE; HEALTH RECORDS, PERSONAL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEDICATION SYSTEMS; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (U.S.); PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 85028294962     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbw100     Document Type: Article

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