Calling Doctor Google? Technology Adoption and Health Information Seeking among Low-income African-American Older Adults
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6172942 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hyunjin Seo (0000-0002-6632-1208, University of Kansas), Joseph Erba (0000-0002-7304-7999), Mugur Geana (0000-0002-1541-4746), Crystal Y Lumpkins (0000-0003-0963-0706) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 153-153 |
| Publication date | 2017-12-22 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Public Interest Communications (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2573-4342 • E-ISSN: 2573-4342 |
| Publisher | George A. Smathers Libraries (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.32473/jpic.v1.i2.p153 |
| OpenAlex | W2785257249 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 18 |
We conducted focus groups with low-income African American older adults in Kansas City, MO, to examine how this underserved group adopts and uses technology and how technology adoption/use is associated with health information seeking behavior. Low-income African American older adults have been shown to lag behind in terms of their technology access and use. Our findings show that although low-income African American older adults perceive technology to be highly useful, they do not view it as easy to use, thus preventing them from further adopting or using relevant technologies. Consequently, there is skepticism with respect to using technology to search for health information. Our study advances research on underserved groups’ technology use and health information seeking by looking at the intersectionality of race/ethnicity, age, and income
African american · Business · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Ethnic group · Focus group · Health care · Health equity · Health information technology · Health technology · Information technology · Low income · Political science · Race (biology · Skepticism · Sociology · Gender Studies · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility · Medicine · Mobile Health and mHealth Applications · Psychology · Technology Use by Older Adults · Gerontology · Marketing
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| Citations per year | 0.83 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |