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Behavioral Surveillance for Population and Public Health Informatics (58) Internet Access and Digital Technology Use in an Elderly Population (334) Demographics of Users, Social & Digital Divide (927) eHealth Literacy / Digital Literacy (544) Information Seeking, Information Needs (565)

Published on in Vol 18 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/77557, first published .
Online Health Information–Seeking Among Older Adults and Predictors of Use, Motivations, and Barriers in the Context of Healthy Aging: Cross-Sectional Study

Online Health Information–Seeking Among Older Adults and Predictors of Use, Motivations, and Barriers in the Context of Healthy Aging: Cross-Sectional Study

Online Health Information–Seeking Among Older Adults and Predictors of Use, Motivations, and Barriers in the Context of Healthy Aging: Cross-Sectional Study

Authors of this article:

Yves Bachofner1 Author Orcid Image ;   Alexander Seifert2 Author Orcid Image ;   Samin Sepahniya1 Author Orcid Image ;   Carlo Fabian1 Author Orcid Image
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Yves Bachofner   1 , MA ;   Alexander Seifert   2 , PhD ;   Samin Sepahniya   1 , MA ;   Carlo Fabian   1 , MA

1 Institute for Social Work and Health, School of Social Work, FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Olten, Switzerland

2 Institute for Integration and Participation, School of Social Work, FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Olten, Switzerland

Corresponding Author:

  • Yves Bachofner, MA
  • Institute for Social Work and Health, School of Social Work, FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts
  • Riggenbachstrasse 16
  • Olten 4600
  • Switzerland
  • Email: yves.bachofner@fhnw.ch