• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.39-47
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to investigate health concern, health information orientation, e-health literacy and health behavior, and to identify affecting factors of health behavior on elderly women. The subjects consisted of 203 elderly women in the C city. The variables were measured using questionnaires, analyzed using descriptive statistic, t-test, ANOVA, and multiple regression analysis. The health concern, health information orientation and health behavior were not significant difference in 60s and 70s. The e-health literacy was significant difference. Factors influencing health behavior in 60s was health information orientation, and explanation of health behavior is 14.8%. In 70s was living situation, and explanation of health behavior is 6.6%. These results suggest that it is necessary to develop health promotion program to improve health behavior for elderly women, and including health concern, e-health literacy in the information era.