Older adults seeking healthcare information on the Internet

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 561-572

  Hardt, Jeffrey H ^a   Hollis Sawyer, Lisa ^b  

^a UNICARE   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250376743     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270701364628     Document Type: Review

References (16)

1. Echt, K. V. (2002). Designing Web-based health information for older adults: Visual considerations and design directives. In R. W. Morrell (Ed.), Older adults, health information, and the World Wide Web (pp. 61-87). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
2. Enders, A. (1997). The role of technology in the lives or older people. Generations, 3, 7-12.
3. Fox, S., Rainie, L., Larsen, E., Horrigan, J., Lenhart, A., Spooner, T., et al. (2001). Wired seniors. Retrieved September 10, 2001, from http://www.pewinternet.org
4. Hart, T. (2004). Evaluation of Websites for older adults: How "senior-friendly" are they?" Usability News, 6, 1.
5. Holt, B. J. & Morrell, R. W. (2002). Guidelines for Web site design for older adults: The ultimate influence of cognitive factors. In R. W. Morrell (Ed.), Older adults, health information, and the World Wide Web (pp. 109-129). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
6. Lansdale, D. (2002). Touching lives: Opening doors for elders in retirement communities through e-mail and the Internet. In R. Morrell (Ed.), Older adults, health information, and the World Wide Web (pp. 21-57). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
7. Lustbader, W. (1997). On bringing older people into the computer age. Generations, 3, 30-31.
8. McConatha, D. (2002). Aging online: Toward a theory of e-quality. In R. W. Morrell (Ed.), Older adults, health information, and the World Wide Web (pp. 21-41). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
9. McDermott, A. (2001, June 4). Report: More seniors see web as fountain of youth.Retrieved September 10, 2001, from http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH Internet/06/04/web.seniors/index.html
10. McMellon, C. A. & Schiffman, L. G. (2002). Cybersenior empowerment: How some older individuals are taking control of their lives. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 21(2), 157-175.
11. Mead, S. E., Lamson, N., & Rogers, W. A. (2002). Human factors guidelines for Web site usability: Health-oriented Web sites for older adults. In R. W. Morrell (Ed.), Older adults, health information, and the World Wide Web (pp. 89-107). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
12. Morrell, R. (2002). Aging and health information. Retrieved March 4, 2002, from http://www.gerotech.com/pubs.htm
13. Morrell, R., Dailey, S., Feldman, C., Mayhorn, C., & Echt, K. (2001, November). Older adults and information technology: A compendium of scientific research and web site accessibility guidelines. Paper presented during a pre-conference workshop of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.
14. Morrell, R., Mayhorn, C. B., & Bennett, J. (2000). A survey of World Wide Web use in middle-aged and older adults. Human Factors, 42, 175-182.
15. Tu, T. & Margraves, J. L. (2003). Seeking healthcare information: Most consumers still on the sidelines. Center for Present Researching Health System Change, 61, 1-4.
16. Wood, A. (2003). Silver surfers: Creating space for geriatric Internet studies. American Journal of Psychology, 116 (3), 477-483.