NIH Launches NIHSeniorHealth.gov: New Web Site Features Health Information, Talking Web, Easy Access for Older Adults, Visually Impaired

Introduction/Objectives: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected mobility and mortality entire age, especially older adults. The COVID-19 preventive behaviors among older adults during the pandemic should be determined. To our knowledge, little is known about the preventive behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults living in urban areas in Thailand and the factors predicted to their behavior. Hence, the present study aimed to assess COVID-19 preventive behaviors among older adults and to identify the associated factors. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 421 participants aged ≥60 years. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, binary and multiple logistic regression analysis. Results: We found that 321 (72.6%) of the participants had good COVID-19 preventive behaviors. Moreover, 83.4% of the participants had good family support and 58.2% had easy access to health information. Only sufficient income (odds ratio [OR]: 1.76, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.04-2.97), easy access to health services (OR: 3.66, 95% CI: 1.42-9.45) and protective material (OR: 1.98, 95% CI: 1.14-3.45), and good family support (OR: 2.05, 95% CI: 1.10-3.82) were associated with good COVID-19 preventive behaviors. In contrast, health literacy, access to health information, and neighbor and health personnel support were not associated with COVID-19 preventive behaviors. Conclusion: Based on the present results, interdisciplinary healthcare teams should consider social support, and access to healthcare when developing interventions for encouraging and promoting health outcomes in order to improve physical and psychological COVID-19 preventive behaviors, particularly among elderly people living in urban communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Visually Impaired Users' Mental Model and Navigation Behavior on News Web Site

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e527432013-004 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Bavani Ramayah ◽

Azizah Jaafar ◽

Noor Faezah Mohd Yatin

Keyword(s):

Mental Model ◽

Web Site ◽

Visually Impaired

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Older adults and internet health information seeking

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e577402012-003 ◽

2005 ◽

Author(s):

Tamer El-Attar ◽

Jarvis Gray ◽

Sankaran N. Nair ◽

Raymond Ownby ◽

Sara J. Czaja

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Health Information ◽

Information Seeking ◽

Health Information Seeking ◽

Internet Health Information

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New Data and Resource Tool Provides Easy Access to National, State, and Local Infant and Maternal Health Information!

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e590752007-002 ◽

2007 ◽

Keyword(s):

Maternal Health ◽

Health Information ◽

Easy Access ◽

National State ◽

State And Local

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Eliminating Invisible Barriers: Health Web Site Accessibility

Californian Journal of Health Promotion ◽

10.32398/cjhp.v1i1.220 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 70-86

Author(s):

Christine Rzepka

Keyword(s):

Health Information ◽

Web Sites ◽

Web Site ◽

People With Disabilities ◽

High Tech ◽

Accessibility Issues ◽

Accessibility Guidelines ◽

Use Of The Internet ◽

Simple Evaluation ◽

The Web

One of the top reasons given for use of the internet is the ability to search for health information. However, much of the planning for web-based health information often fails to consider accessibility issues. If health care organizations and community agencies’ web sites have the latest, most wellresearched information on the health topics of the day, it is useless to those who cannot access it because of invisible technological barriers. Many flashy, high-tech sites were designed only to appeal to the needs of the mainstream population, with no consideration given to how people with disabilities must adapt their use of the web in order to access information. This article addresses issues of access specific to web site development, and will explore barriers to accessibility frequently experienced by web users with disabilities, requirements for ADA compliance, and how people with disabilities use the web. Web site accessibility guidelines, as well as simple evaluation tools, will be discussed. A thorough review of the article will enable even the least tech-savvy of health educators to enhance their skills in planning and evaluating web sites to promote access for people with disabilities.

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ASIAN OLDER ADULTS’ ONLINE AND OFFLINE HEALTH INFORMATION PREFERENCES AND BEHAVIORS

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igz038.1535 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. S412-S412

Author(s):

Bo Xie ◽

Kristina Shiroma

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Decision Making ◽

Ethnic Minority ◽

Health Information ◽

Survey Data ◽

National Study ◽

Information Preferences ◽

Internet Users ◽

And Behaviors ◽

Older Chinese

Abstract Older adults living in Asia or of Asian origin have unique preferences for information that require special attention. This symposium focuses on the health information preferences and behaviors of Asian older adults. Song et al. investigated the relationship between Internet use and perceived loneliness among Older Chinese using from survey data collected in the 2015 wave of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), a national study involving 12,400 households in Mainland China. Multiple regression results suggest that older Chinese Internet users perceived significantly less loneliness compared with their age peers who were non-Internet users. Zhang et al. investigated the role of information and communication technologies in supporting antiretroviral therapy (ART)-related knowledge seeking among older Chinese with HIV. Their cross-sectional survey data were collected from 2012 to 2013 in Guangxi, China. The results suggest that less than 5% of the participants sought HIV-related information via computers. Patients less knowledgeable about ART were more likely than those more knowledgeable to consult medical professionals about the disease via cell phones. Shiroma et al. report findings of a systematic literature review conducted in spring 2019 that examined Asian ethnic minority older adults’ preferences for end-of-Life (EOL) information seeking and decision making. The results suggest Asian ethnic minority older adults are understudied in the literature on EOL information and decision making, especially in terms of their unique cultural contexts. Du et al. examined how health information obtained from different types of social networks affect osteoporosis self-management behaviors among older White and Asian women.

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The Relationship Between the Home Environment and Falls for Older Adults With Visual Impairments

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igaa057.2783 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 770-770

Author(s):

Bonnielin Swenor ◽

Aleksandra Mihailovic ◽

Pradeep Ramulu

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Home Environment ◽

Visually Impaired ◽

Visual Impairments ◽

Fold Increase ◽

Engineering Society ◽

Environment Assessment ◽

Risk Factors For Falls ◽

The Relationship

Abstract The home environment and features of the home have been identified as important risk factors for falls, and may pose particular risk for older adults with visual impairments given difficulty with hazard perception. We used data from 245 participants in the Falls in Glaucoma Study [mean age: 71 years, mean follow-up: 31 months] with homes graded using our previously validated Home Environment Assessment for the Visually Impaired (HEAVI), which quantifies the number of in-home fall-related hazards and found that neither the number of hazards nor the percentage of hazardous items were associated falls/year. However, each 10-fold increase in lighting was associated with a 35% lower rate of falls/year (RR=0.65, 95%CI=0.46 to 0.92) and there was a 50% reduction in falls/year when lighting was at or above 30 footcandles (minimum lighting level recommended by the Engineering Society of North America) compared to lighting <30 footcandles (RR=0.50, 95%CI=0.26 to 0.96).

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A Structured Support Group for Midlife and Older Adults with Vision Loss

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness ◽

10.1177/0145482x9408800211 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 88 (2) ◽

pp. 152-156 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

K.J. McCulloh ◽

I. Crawford ◽

J.D. Resnick

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Older Adults ◽

Support Groups ◽

Support Group ◽

Visually Impaired ◽

Vision Loss

This article describes an eight-week structured social support group for midlife and older adults who are adventitiously visually impaired. The group objectives, topics covered, and issues encountered are presented, along with recommendations for developing future support groups for this population.

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