Table 1 The definitions of e-health literacy in older adults
From: E-health literacy in older adults: an evolutionary concept analysis
Concept | Citation | Year | Definition | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Internet health information | [39] | 2005 | Older adults would use the Internet to gather health care information and actively seek information that could directly affect their own treatment and care | Health and communication |
Internet health information | [40] | 2005 | Access to Internet as well as the skills necessary to find, retrieve, and evaluate information | Medical internet |
Internet Health information literacy | [41] | 2013 | The abilities to recognize a need for health information, to identify and use likely information sources, and to evaluate, understand, and use the information in order to make good health decisions | Library and information |
e-health literacy | [23] | 2013 | Ability to access information and use the information to support self-management of a health concern | Nutrition |
Internet health information | [33] | 2013 | The ability to enable older people to use the Internet to feel more knowledge and take steps to improve their health | Medical informatics |
On-line health seeking activity | [15] | 2018 | On-line information can be a gateway to meet the healthcare needs of a growing older population, particularly as access to health professionals and health information has been identified as problematic for some older people and this can be improved, particularly for those living in isolated rural communities | Nursing |
e-health literacy | [42] | 2019 | Ability to seek, understand, and evaluate health information desired on the Internet, and to apply online health information to health problems and solve them | Nursing |
e-health literacy | [43] | 2019 | The ability to find, understand, and appraise electronic information on the Internet by self-determining what information an individual need | Nursing |
e-health literacy | [44] | 2020 | The ability to seek, find, understand, and appraise health information from electronic sources and apply the knowledge gained to addressing or solving a health problem | Gerontology |
e-health literacy | [17] | 2020 | The ability to seek, find, understand, and appraise health information on the Internet, as well as the ability to apply and transmit the knowledge gained to deal with and solve health problems | Nursing |