Background The internet has the potential to foster healthy lifestyles and to support chronic
disease management. Older adults could benefit from using the internet and other …

Background Older adults and elderly persons can experience a significant digital divide.
However, there are many studies reporting that the use of the Internet has benefits related to …

Background: In the last decade, the number of Internet users worldwide has dramatically
increased. People are using the Internet for various health-related purposes. It is important …

Background As for all individuals, the Internet is important in the everyday life of older adults.
Research on older adults' use of the Internet has merely focused on users versus nonusers …

Background The Internet is viewed as an important source for health information and a
medium for patient empowerment. However, little is known about how seniors use the …

Objectives: Patient empowerment through the Internet is seen as a chance to improve
patient-physician communication. Studies on the prevalence of Internet use for health …

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 …

Background: Older people are among the segments of the population for which the digital
divide is most persistent and are considered to be at risk of losing out on the potential …

Background: Previous studies have identified socioeconomic status and health status as
predictors of older adults' computer and Internet use, but researchers have not examined the …

Aims: To examine the trends over five years for patients' seeking online additional health
information about their disease/health problem to what the doctor has been giving, and …