Older people going online: Its value and before-After evaluation of volunteer support

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2015, Pages

  Jones, Ray B ^a   Ashurst, Emily J ^b   Atkey, Jo ^a   Duffy, Barbara ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b Routeways   (United Kingdom)

^c AGE UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digital Inclusion; Health Informatics; Older People; Social Return On Investment

Indexed keywords

AGED; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY; VOLUNTEER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VOLUNTEERS;

EID: 84930331694     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.3943     Document Type: Article

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