Paper Title
Health Information Behavior of Elderly in Digital Age
Abstract
This research is survey research that aims to study the behavior of seeking and using health information of the
elderly. The researcher collected data by using questionnaires and in-depth interviews. Population in the research were 40
elderly people living in Bang Kae elderly welfare development center. The sampling method used in the study was to
determine the current status, information needs, and problems of using information for research purposes. The questionnaire
was used to collect data and to analyze and summarize the data in 4 aspects: Personal data, Housing status, Health information
behavior, Problems and barriers in using information. The research result found that most of elderly people in the Bangkae
Elderly Social Welfare Center had health information seeking and using behaviors from the information source is a free video
sharing website that lets people upload, view, and share videos (YouTube) at 37.5%. Health information seeking will be
searched for information on the disease of the elderly (40%). The problems encountered in seeking and using information.
Most of elderly people unknown where to seeking information and Internet usage is unknown. The content is often read
elusive and they have physical problems such as vision that impede information perception
Index Terms - Information Behavior, Information Seeking, Information Use, Health, Elderly