Consumer engagement with eHealth information through smartphones and tablets : an Australian perspective This paper is a work in progress that examines current consumer engagement with eHealth information through Smartphones or tablets. We focus on three activity types: seeking, posting and xe2x80x98otherxe2x80x99 engagement activity and compare two age groups, 2540s and over 4055s. Findings show that around 30% of the younger age group is engaging with Government and other Health providersxe2x80x99 websites, receiving eHealth emails, and reading other peoplexe2x80x99s comments about health related issues in online discussion groupswebsitesblog. Approximately 20% engage with Government and other Health providersxe2x80x99 social media and watch or listen to audio or video podcasts. For the older age group, their most active engagement with eHealth information is in the seeking category through Government or other health websites (approximately 15%), and less than 10% for social media sites. Their posting activity is less than 5%. Other activities show that less than 15% of the older age group engages through receiving emails and reading blogs, less than 10% watch or listen to podcasts, and their online consulting activity is less than 7%. We note that scores are low for both groups in terms of engaging with eHealth information through Twitter.

Social Participation of the Elderly in China: The Roles of Conventional Media, Digital Access and Social Media Engagement Abstract   China is the most rapidly aging country and has the largest aging population in the world. However, social participation is an important intervention to boost the active and healthy aging. The present study investigated the effects of media usage, together with socialdemographics and health variables, on Chinese older adults. Drawing upon a national research project with a representative sample (N1,399) of older adults (55) from 58 cities in China, the research findings revealed that conventional media, digital access and social media usage had positive effects on older adultsxe2x80x99 informal social participation, while age moderated the relationship between informal social participation and digital access, particularly regarding access to tablet PCs and smartphones. Moreover, conventional media, digital access and social media engagement largely explained digital seniorsxe2x80x99 formal social participation regardless of their socialdemographic backgrounds. Finally, the roles of conventional media and digital media in older adultsxe2x80x99 social participation are discussed.