Family Role in Health Information Access

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• Family members were actively involved in finding, accessing, and interpreting health information, particularly digital information. — ‘The paper brochure is worth its weight in gold’: a qualitative study of older adults’ experiences and preferences for information delivery prior to elective hospitalisation for transcatheter aortic valve implantation in Norway
• Digital access to hospital health information was consistently framed as family-dependent. — ‘The paper brochure is worth its weight in gold’: a qualitative study of older adults’ experiences and preferences for information delivery prior to elective hospitalisation for transcatheter aortic valve implantation in Norway
• Participants who lacked tablets, smartphones, or digital skills relied entirely on younger relatives to access online hospital materials. — ‘The paper brochure is worth its weight in gold’: a qualitative study of older adults’ experiences and preferences for information delivery prior to elective hospitalisation for transcatheter aortic valve implantation in Norway
• Some participants turned to their local library for digital access help in the absence of family support. — ‘The paper brochure is worth its weight in gold’: a qualitative study of older adults’ experiences and preferences for information delivery prior to elective hospitalisation for transcatheter aortic valve implantation in Norway
• Participants with a healthcare professional in their family had an additional advantage of being able to question a trusted expert directly. — ‘The paper brochure is worth its weight in gold’: a qualitative study of older adults’ experiences and preferences for information delivery prior to elective hospitalisation for transcatheter aortic valve implantation in Norway
• Family members were themselves a target audience for reassurance about the procedure's safety, as patients' families were often more anxious than the patients themselves. — ‘The paper brochure is worth its weight in gold’: a qualitative study of older adults’ experiences and preferences for information delivery prior to elective hospitalisation for transcatheter aortic valve implantation in Norway