| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 219 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Part I: An Overview of Older Adults' Use of the Web : Government and Practical Concerns -- -- The use of new information technologies in an aging population / Terrie Wetle -- Older Americans, health information, and the internet / Donald A.B. Lindberg -- Aging online : toward a theory of e-quality / Douglas McConatha -- Older adults online in the internet century / Roger W. Morrell, Christopher B. Mayhorn, and Joan Bennett -- -- Part II: Issues Facing Web Designers for Older Adults -- -- Designing web-based information for older adults : visual considerations and design directives / Katharina V. Echt -- Human factors guidelines for web site usability : health-oriented web sites for older adults / Sherry E. Mead, Nina Lamson, and Wendy A. Rogers -- Guidelines for web site design for older adults : the ultimate influence of cognitive factors / Barbara J. Holt and Roger W. Morrell -- -- Part III: Examples of Online Projects with Older Adults -- -- Touching lives : opening doors for elders in retirement communities through e-mail and the internet / David Lansdale -- What to put on a website : a study in setting policy and guidelines / Kathryn Wooten -- Seniors and the intenet / Thomas P. Benjamin -- Gerothechnology : providing service access to the elderly / Barbara J. Holt -- Evaluating a government web site serving seniors / Leslie Dehgine Hsu and Mary Jo Deering -- Senior support online / Edward E. Baum and Charlotte Yoder -- -- Part IV: In Conclusion -- -- Older adults, health information, and the World Wide Web : a conference retrospective / Russell E. Morgan |
| Summary |
This work explores how the Web might be used to deliver current, easily accessible health information to adults over the age of 60 and their caregivers. It considers how age-related changes in vision, cognitive function, and motor skills impact on the delivery of health information |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Older people -- Medical care -- Computer network resources
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Web sites for older people.
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Older people -- Computer network resources
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World Wide Web.
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Internet.
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Internet
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World Wide Web.
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Internet.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library & Information Science -- General.
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Internet
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Web sites for older people
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World Wide Web
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Morrell, Roger W
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| ISBN |
0585395659 |
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9780585395654 |
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0805838414 |
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9780805838411 |
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0805838422 |
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9780805838428 |
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1410603814 |
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9781410603814 |
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9781135648084 |
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1135648085 |
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9781135648039 |
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1135648034 |
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9781135648077 |
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1135648077 |
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