Gül Seçkin|Susan M. Hughes|Dale Yeatts|Thomas Degreve
Digital Pathways to Positive Health Perceptions: Does Age Moderate the Relationship Between Medical Satisfaction and Positive Health Perceptions Among Middle-Aged and Older Internet Users?
University of North Texas|University of North Texas|University of North Texas|University of North Texas
explored influence etrust ehealth literacy ehealth information seeking ehealth information consumerism medical satisfaction positive health perceptionsour sample consisted 499 randomly selected panel members aged 4093 employed hierarchical ordinary least squares ols regression analyses structural equation modeling sem examined moderating role age relationship medical satisfaction positive health perceptionsa significant interaction found age medical satisfaction predicting positive health perceptions ols regression models medical satisfaction stronger association selfcare healthrelated quality life health status older adult sample compared middleaged sample sem analyses revealed ehealth information seeking indirect effect medical satisfaction positive health perceptions significant direct effect ehealth information consumerism etrust ehealth consumerism significant predictors ehealth literacy etrust measures significant predictors positive health perception index ols regression modelsthe results contribute understanding potential benefits information technologies health wellbeing computerconnected aging adults