Health Information Behaviors and Health Literacy in Older Adults
A special issue of Journal of Ageing and Longevity (ISSN 2673-9259).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 737
Special Issue Editors
2. Department of Social and Preventive Medecine, Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
Interests: older adults; health information behaviors; misinformation; information overload; artificial intelligence; information ecosystems
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Health information behaviors refer to the ways individuals seek, evaluate, use, and share health-related information. Among older adults, these behaviors unfold within diverse and rapidly evolving information ecosystems. Despite often being treated as a homogeneous group, older adults have varied information needs, skills, and challenges.
In an era of information overload, misinformation, and disinformation, as well as the growing influence of artificial intelligence, understanding how older adults search for, evaluate, and use health information is essential.
This Special Issue of the Journal of Ageing and Longevity invites research on the following:
- Strategies and challenges in health information behavior among older adults.
- The impact of information overload, misinformation, and disinformation on health information behavior.
- The role of digital tools and AI in shaping health information access and understanding.
- Social and structural inequalities affecting health information behavior.
We welcome empirical, theoretical, and methodological contributions that enhance our understanding of these issues and offer pathways to improving access to reliable health information for older adults.
Dr. Maryline Vivion
Dr. André Tourigny
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- health information behavior
- health literacy
- older adults
- information seeking
- information overload
- misinformation
- disinformation
- artificial intelligence
- digital health
- health communication
- intervention
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