Preferred Sources of Nutrition Information
Contrasts Between Younger and Older Adults
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6080673 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roschelle A Heuberger, Roschelle Heuberger (0000-0001-9216-5627, Central Michigan University, corresponding author), Lana Ivanitskaya (0000-0002-4138-6646, Central Michigan University) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 176-190 |
| Publication date | 2011-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Intergenerational Relationships (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1535-0770 • E-ISSN: 1535-0932 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15350770.2011.567919 |
| OpenAlex | W2032254758 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 26 |
Preferences for sources of nutrition information are determined by age, social relationships, resource familiarity, and electronic literacy. Young adults (ages 18–25) and older adults (ages 60–103) were surveyed. Young adults took Research Readiness Self-Assessments that measure electronic information literacy. Dietitians were preferred by 34% of younger adults and 15% of older adults. Internet was favored by 22% of young adults, but many had trouble evaluating the quality of nutrition Web sites. Older adults in poor health sought out dietitians, while the remainder preferred other health professionals. The youngest adults and many healthy older adults preferred family and friends
Health care · Health information · Health literacy · Literacy · Nutrition information · The Internet · Young adult · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility · Medicine · Mobile Health and mHealth Applications · Psychology · Gerontology
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,57 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2022 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |