Elderly people in eHealth: Who are they?

Procedia Computer Science

Volumn 63, Issue , 2015, Pages 505-510

  Rockmann, Robert ^a   Gewald, Heiko ^a  

^a NEU ULM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Big five; EHealth; Elderly; Personality; Self efficacy; Traits

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS; HEALTH; INTERNET;

BIG FIVE; EHEALTH; ELDERLY; PERSONALITY; SELF EFFICACY; TRAITS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84954114382     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18770509     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2015.08.376     Document Type: Conference Paper

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