Healthcare website design for the elderly: improving usability

AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2003:2003:960.

Abstract

Research shows that the elderly often use the Internet to search for healthcare information. Other studies show that many widely-implemented features of web site design may interfere with elders' ability to access the information they seek. This poster will illustrate principles of elder-friendly web site design by presenting a demonstration web site that provides information about neurological and psychiatric conditions for adults 50 years of age and older

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Computer Literacy
  • Humans
  • Information Services
  • Internet* / standards
  • User-Computer Interface*