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March 12, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Factors influencing the online health knowledge communication gap among older adults: Evidence from TikTok on chronic diseases.

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NCNi ChengHDHeng DongYYYang Yang

Key Points

  • The research aims to identify factors affecting online health knowledge communication among older adults.
  • Explored structural and cognitive-social factors affecting health communication.
  • Assessed the role of digital literacy, content design, and social support.
  • Utilized data from TikTok to evaluate health information dissemination.
  • Identified digital literacy as a crucial factor for effective health communication.
  • Found that content design significantly impacts user engagement among older adults.
  • Highlighted the importance of social support in facilitating digital health interaction.

Abstract

The study highlights that bridging the digital health communication gap among older adults requires addressing both structural and cognitive-social factors. By integrating behavioral, ecological, and social dimensions, the findings reveal that digital literacy, content design, and social support are essential for closing digital health communication gaps in aging populations.

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Cheng et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b25b0996eeacc4fcec9609https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076261415942
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