title: Exploring older adults' health information seeking behaviors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore older adults' (55-70 years) health information-seeking behaviors.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using a qualitative methodology, based on grounded theory, data were collected using in-depth interviews. Participants were community-living, older adults in Toronto, Canada who independently seek nutrition and health information. Interview transcripts were analyzed using a qualitative thematic coding framework.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty participants were interviewed, at which point theoretical saturation of data was achieved. Three themes describing older adults' health information-seeking behaviors emerged. This article will focus on one theme: the enabling and disabling experience of seeking nutrition and health information to support an understanding of successful aging in this population.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings are framed within the context of supporting older adults' information-seeking behaviors to contribute to their health and well-being. This is a relevant issue to public health professionals given the global emphasis on successful aging strategies.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Community Services, School of Nutrition, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada. emanafo@ryerson.ca
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Manafo
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D057226:Information Seeking Behavior; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care