The elderly and the search for health information through the internet

Authors

  • Brunela Della Maggiori Orlandi Universidade Federal de São Carlos.
  • Wilson José Alves Pedro Universidade Federal de São Carlos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2014v17i2p279-293

Keywords:

Elderly people, Internet, Health Information, STS field.

Abstract

The present study analyses how the elderly participants of a digital inclusion program do searches about health using the internet and how these information are related to their self-reported diseases. This study is grounded on theoretical studies of Gerontology and the Science, Technology and Society – STS field. The aspects of the nature and access to health information through the internet of 19 elderly were investigated, in three steps and adopting multi-methodological procedures. The results show some of the everyday practices of information access through the internet and the importance of these practices in the health promotion.

 

Author Biographies

Brunela Della Maggiori Orlandi, Universidade Federal de São Carlos.

Doutoranda e Mestre do Programa de Pós-Graduação Ciência, Tecnologia e Sociedade da Universidade Federal de São Carlos. Bacharel em Gerontologia pela EACH – Universidade de São Paulo.

 

Wilson José Alves Pedro, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Professor Adjunto da Universidade Federal de São Carlos – Departamento de Gerontologia. Docente  do Programa de Pós-Graduação Ciência, Tecnologia e Sociedade e do Programa de Mestrado Profissional – Gestão das Organizações e Sistemas Públicos. Pós-Doutorado pelo Instituto do Envelhecimento. Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal.

 

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Published

2014-06-30

How to Cite

Orlandi, B. D. M., & Pedro, W. J. A. (2014). The elderly and the search for health information through the internet. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 17(2), 279–293. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2014v17i2p279-293

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 2 (2014)

Section

Papers

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