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http://dx.doi.org/10.3743/KOSIM.2012.29.1.375

A Study on the Use of Information and Social Computing Service by the Elderly  

Lee, Jee-Yeon (연세대학교 문헌정보학과)
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Journal of the Korean Society for information Management / v.29, no.1, 2012 , pp. 375-393 More about this Journal
Abstract
The population aging occurs rapidly due to the advancement of the medical technology and living conditions and this led increased interests in how the elderly manages their lives. This study attempted to understand the information needs and behavior of the elderly users as well as to find about their information access and online communications. Based on the analysis of the interviews with thirty-two elderly users, they mainly looked for information on the topics such as health, news, leisure, and hobby. In addition, they primarily used television, radio, Internet, family members, relatives, and newspaper to obtain information. Their current use of social computing services including online communities, blogs, social network sites were low. However, the elderly users were aware of the social computing services' effectiveness in increasing the satisfaction and happiness of their lives by expanding the opportunities for them to communicate with family members and other social members.
Keywords
information behavior; social computing service; elderly user; user study; in-depth interview;
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