Usability of health web sites for older adults: A preliminary study

CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 326-334

  Nahm, Eun Shim ^a   Preece, Jennifer ^b   Resnick, Barbara ^a   Mills, Mary Etta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b University of Marylandw Baltimore County   (United States)

Author keywords

Health Web site; Heuristic evaluation; Older adults; Usability; Usability testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERONTOLOGY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; ONLINE SYSTEM; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 10344249877     PISSN: 15382931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024665-200411000-00007     Document Type: Review

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