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Sources and level of information about health issues and preventive services among young-old persons in Switzerland

Seematter-Bagnoud, Laurence ; Santos-Eggimann, Brigitte

In: International Journal of Public Health, 2007, vol. 52, no. 5, p. 313-316

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    Title
    • Sources and level of information about health issues and preventive services among young-old persons in Switzerland
    Author
    • Seematter-Bagnoud, Laurence. Health Services Research, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (IUMSP), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, Bugnon 17, CH-1005, Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Santos-Eggimann, Brigitte. Health Services Research, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (IUMSP), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, Bugnon 17, CH-1005, Lausanne, Switzerland
    Document Type
    • Postprint
    Language
    • English
    Published in
    • International Journal of Public Health, 2007, vol. 52, no. 5, p. 313-316. Birkhäuser-Verlag; www.birkhäuser.ch
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    OAI-PMH Identifier
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:318481
    Summary
    Summary: Objectives:: to describe the sources of health information in young-old persons, and how they feel informed about preventive services. Methods:: 1,567 randomly selected persons aged 65-69 years were asked where they did get information about health, and whether they felt sufficiently informed about recommended preventive services. Results:: Most participants (over 90 %) cited their physician as a source of health information, while only 4 % cited the Internet. Level of information was low for several preventive services, including colon cancer screening (55 % felt sufficiently informed) and immunization against pneumonia (27 % sufficiently informed). Conclusions:: Promotion of preventive services in older populations should take into account the preponderant role of physicians as a source of information and advice