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Digital Information Technology Use And Patient Preferences For Internet-Based Health Education Modalities: Cross-Sectional Survey Study Of Middle-Aged And Older Adults With Chronic Health Conditions, Nancy P. Gordon, Elizabeth L. Crouch
Digital Information Technology Use And Patient Preferences For Internet-Based Health Education Modalities: Cross-Sectional Survey Study Of Middle-Aged And Older Adults With Chronic Health Conditions, Nancy P. Gordon, Elizabeth L. Crouch
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Background: Health information, patient education, and self-management (health information and advice, HIA) tools are increasingly being made available to adults with chronic health conditions through internet-based health and mobile health (mHealth) digital information technologies. However, there is limited information about patient preferences for using specific types of health information and advice resources and how preferences and usage differ by age group and education.
Objective: The objective of this study was to examine how use of digital information technologies and preferred methods for obtaining health information and advice varies by age group and education among middle-aged and older adults with chronic …