Report

GInKA - Gesundheitsbezogene Informationskompetenzen im Alter. Projektbericht.

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Mayer, Anne-Kathrin
Friebe, Jens

Abstract / Description

The term “health information literacy” denotes a set of knowledge, skills and abilities which enables people to obtain and use health information and, e.g., to improve individual health behavior. The report provides an overview of conceptual and methodological approaches to this research topic and accounts for its specific relevance in middle and older adulthood. In addition, results of a questionnaire study (N = 100, 55-87 years) are presented. The study investigated older adults’ health-related information behaviors and provides information about the extent to which adult education is necessary to promote health information literacy in middle and older age. The answers corroborate pronounced interest in "healthy ageing" among participants, considerable subjective knowledge gaps in the field of health information searching and high subjective training needs. Results are discussed with regard to their implications for the design of differentiated adult education programs.
Beitrag aus der Reihe "ZPID Science Information Online

Keyword(s)

health information literacy healthy ageing autonomy older persons questionnaire study adult education

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Date of first publication

2018

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ZPID Science Information Online

Publisher

ZPID (Leibniz Institute for Psychology Information)

Citation

Mayer, A.-K. & Friebe, J. (2018). GInKA - Gesundheitsbezogene Informationskompetenzen im Alter. Projektbericht. ZPID Science Information Online, 18 (1). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.870
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Mayer, Anne-Kathrin
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Friebe, Jens
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2018-07-18T10:27:48Z
  • Made available on
    2018-07-18T10:27:48Z
  • Date of first publication
    2018
  • Abstract / Description
    The term “health information literacy” denotes a set of knowledge, skills and abilities which enables people to obtain and use health information and, e.g., to improve individual health behavior. The report provides an overview of conceptual and methodological approaches to this research topic and accounts for its specific relevance in middle and older adulthood. In addition, results of a questionnaire study (N = 100, 55-87 years) are presented. The study investigated older adults’ health-related information behaviors and provides information about the extent to which adult education is necessary to promote health information literacy in middle and older age. The answers corroborate pronounced interest in "healthy ageing" among participants, considerable subjective knowledge gaps in the field of health information searching and high subjective training needs. Results are discussed with regard to their implications for the design of differentiated adult education programs.
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  • Abstract / Description
    Beitrag aus der Reihe "ZPID Science Information Online
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
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  • Review status
    notReviewed
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  • Citation
    Mayer, A.-K. & Friebe, J. (2018). GInKA - Gesundheitsbezogene Informationskompetenzen im Alter. Projektbericht. ZPID Science Information Online, 18 (1). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.870
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  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/668
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.870
  • Language of content
    deu
  • Publisher
    ZPID (Leibniz Institute for Psychology Information)
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  • Is part of series
    ZPID Science Information Online
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  • Keyword(s)
    health information literacy
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  • Keyword(s)
    healthy ageing
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  • Keyword(s)
    autonomy
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  • Keyword(s)
    older persons
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  • Keyword(s)
    questionnaire study
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  • Keyword(s)
    adult education
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    GInKA - Gesundheitsbezogene Informationskompetenzen im Alter. Projektbericht.
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  • DRO type
    report
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  • Leibniz institute name(s) / abbreviation(s)
    ZPID
  • Leibniz subject classification
    Psychologie
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