A Study on the Information Behavior of Older Adults with Diabetes

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The aim is to explore the information behavior of older adults with diabetes and identify influencing factors.
Conducted a structured interview survey with 543 participants aged 60 and above at B Hospital.
Developed measurement tools based on literature review to assess various information-related factors.
Analyzed relationships between disease awareness, health information literacy, information needs, and usage.
Older adults with diabetes demonstrated low disease awareness and health information literacy.
Disease awareness correlated with information needs and usage, while health information literacy correlated with usage.
Differences in information needs and usage were noted based on educational experience and duration of illness.

Study examined information behavior in older adults with diabetes, suggesting ways to improve health literacy.

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Kim et al. (2016) studied this question.

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