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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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2009
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ861886 |
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- Learning Wellness: How Ageing Australians Experience Health Information Literacy Yates, Christine Partridge, Helen Bruce, Christine Wellness Interviews Information Literacy Use Studies User Needs (Information) Scientific and Technical Information Health Services Phenomenology Females User Satisfaction (Information) Aging (Individuals) Foreign Countries Given identified synergies between information use and health status greater understanding is needed about how people use information to learn about their health. This paper presents the findings of preliminary research into health information literacy. Analysis of data from semi-structured interviews revealed six different ways ageing Australians experience using information to learn about their health. Health information literacy is new terrain for information literacy research endeavours and one which warrants further attention by the profession to foster and promote within the community.