Uses of Internet and Mobile Technology in Health Systems for the Elderly: A Case Study of Hong Kong
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Title
Uses of Internet and Mobile Technology in Health Systems for the Elderly: A Case Study of Hong Kong
Subject
Mobile device
elderly
Health system
Hong Kong
Description
To investigate the impact of training the elderly to use the Internet and mobile computer devices in order to become more active in their health care. This study utilized semi-structured interviews and surveys. Five themes emerged from the interviews that described participants' motivations and barriers they experienced when using the mobile devices and Internet. Survey data revealed that levels of computer anxiety decreased and levels of efficacy increasing after training. Conclusion: Training the elderly to use the Internet lowered levels of computer anxiety. In addition, participants used the information retrieved from the Internet to become more active in their own health care.
Creator
Lam, Sanches
Chung, Winnie
Source
International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM); Vol. 4 No. 2 (2010); pp. 40-47
1865-7923
Publisher
International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), Vienna, Austria
Date
2010-03-25
Rights
Copyright (c) 2017 Sanches Lam, Winnie Chung
Relation
Format
application/pdf
Language
eng
Type
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Identifier
Citation
Sanches Lam and Winnie Chung, Uses of Internet and Mobile Technology in Health Systems for the Elderly: A Case Study of Hong Kong, International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), Vienna, Austria, 2010, accessed November 6, 2024, https://igi.indrastra.com/items/show/944