How Much Would Adults Age 50+ Trust AI-Generated Health Information? Not Much.
By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn on 18 October 2024 in Aging, AI, AI and health, Artificial intelligence, Augmented intelligence, Boomers, GenAI, Gender equity, Gender equity and health, Health citizenship, Health Consumers, Health ecosystem, Health literacy, Health social networks, Home health, Literacy, Love and health, Medicare, Mobile apps, Patient engagement, Peer-to-peer health, Pharmacists, Physicians, Primary care, Public health, Quadruple Aim, Quintuple Aim, Seniors and health, Techquity, Transparency, User experience UX, Veterans Administration and health, Women and health
Health literacy and, indeed, literacy across the many layers relevant for health (digital, medical, financial), is a challenge for people of all ages. The Institute for Healthcare Policy Innovation’s National Poll on Healthy Aging at the University of Michigan focused on people 50 and over in their latest study published this month: Health Literacy – How Well Can Older Adults Find, Understand, and Use Health Information. On the upside, 4 in 5 older people (50+) feel confident in being able to spot health mis-information, the chart from the Poll report clearly tells us. 20% of older U.S. health citizens are
I was invited to be a Judge for the upcoming CES 2025 Innovation Awards in the category of digital health and connected fitness. So grateful to be part of this annual effort to identify the best in consumer-facing health solutions for self-care, condition management, and family well-being. Thank you, CTA!
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