TY - JOUR
T1 - Interpersonal Diffusion of Health Information
T2 - Health Information Mavenism among People Age 65 and over in Japan
AU - Hayashi, Hana
AU - Tan, Andy S.L.
AU - Kawachi, Ichiro
AU - Ishikawa, Yoshiki
AU - Kondo, Katsunori
AU - Kondo, Naoki
AU - Tsuboya, Toru
AU - Viswanath, Kasisomayajula
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/6/6
Y1 - 2020/6/6
N2 - Health information mavens are those who provide and share health information with others via interpersonal communication. We investigated the characteristics of health information mavens among Japanese elderly and whether those who share health information with others via interpersonal communication behave more healthily or report better health status compared to their peers. Data come from a cross-sectional analysis of 27,414 participants in the Japanese Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES) (mean age = 74 years). Mavenism is associated with being female, younger age, higher educational status, and perceived financial condition, as well as larger social networks, higher social support, and media exposure. A higher mavenism score was associated with healthier dietary, and exercise behaviors, but not associated with smoking or alcohol consumption. Mavens were more likely to have a disease and/or report disease symptoms. Health information mavens have the potential to facilitate word-of-mouth communication among older adults, who tend to be more disadvantaged in terms of health information access compared to younger populations.
AB - Health information mavens are those who provide and share health information with others via interpersonal communication. We investigated the characteristics of health information mavens among Japanese elderly and whether those who share health information with others via interpersonal communication behave more healthily or report better health status compared to their peers. Data come from a cross-sectional analysis of 27,414 participants in the Japanese Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES) (mean age = 74 years). Mavenism is associated with being female, younger age, higher educational status, and perceived financial condition, as well as larger social networks, higher social support, and media exposure. A higher mavenism score was associated with healthier dietary, and exercise behaviors, but not associated with smoking or alcohol consumption. Mavens were more likely to have a disease and/or report disease symptoms. Health information mavens have the potential to facilitate word-of-mouth communication among older adults, who tend to be more disadvantaged in terms of health information access compared to younger populations.
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U2 - 10.1080/10410236.2019.1593078
DO - 10.1080/10410236.2019.1593078
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85066865473
VL - 35
SP - 804
EP - 814
JO - Health Communication
JF - Health Communication
SN - 1041-0236
IS - 7
ER -