INFORMATION SERVICES FOR EMPOWERING THE ELDERLY
Keywords:
Elderly, Empowerment for the Elderly, Information LiteracyAbstract
This article presents the background knowledge of the global ageing society and the international principles. A synthesis of research shows that the methods for active ageing are 1) information literacy; the elderly recognize the importance of information for their daily life, for example, health, housing, laws and welfare benefits, 2) learning activities; the elderly participate in learning activities such as training, using the library. Therefore, agencies has a mission to develop and disseminate user-friendly information to assist the elderly for lifelong learning.
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สำนักงานสถิติแห่งชาติ. (2557). รายงานผลเบื้องต้นสำรวจประชากรผู้สูงอายุในประเทศไทย พ.ศ. 2557. สืบค้น 23 มกราคม 2559, จาก http://service.nso.go.th/nso/nsopublish/themes/files/older57.pdf
Age UK. (2013). Information and advice for older people evidence review. Retrieved December 14, 2015, from http://www.ageuk.org.uk/Documents/ENGB/Forprofessionals/Research/IA_for_Older_People_Evidence_Review_update.pdf
Ahmad, K. & Hafeez, M. (2011). Factors affecting social participation of elderly people: A study in Lahore. J. Anim. Plant Sci, 21(2), 283-289.
Bhadrashetty, A. & Maheswarappa, B.S. (2014). Health Information needs, sources availability and their use by elderly people in south India: A case study of Kalagi, A Gram Panchayat in Chittapur Taluk of Gulbarga District, India. Research Journal of Library Sciences, 2(6), 7-11.
Cassell, A. K. & Hiremath, U. (2013). Reference and information services: An introduction. Chicago: Neal-Schuman.
Chang, Dian-Fu & Lin, Sung-Po. (2011). Motivation to learn among older adults in Taiwan. Educational Gerontology, 37(7), 574-592.
Chaudhuri, S., LE, T., White, C., Thompson, H., and Demiris, G. (2013). Examining Health Information–Seeking behaviors of older adults. Computers, Informatics, Nursing: CIN, 31(11), 547–553.
Commonwealth of Australia. (2011). Realising the economic potential of senior Australians: turning grey into gold. Australia: Advisory Panel on the Economic Potential of Senior Australians.
Dantzer, F. Keogh, H., Sloan, F., and Szekely, R. (2012). Intergenerational learning and active ageing. Retrieved October 2, 2015, from http://www.enilnet.eu/Intergenerational_Learning_and_Active_Ageing-European_Report.pdf
Eriksson-Backa, K. (2010). Elderly people, health information, and libraries: A small-scale study on seniors in a language minority, Libri: International Journal of Libraries and Information Services, 60(2), 181-194.
Fei Yue Community Services. (2012). Lifelong learning among older adults in Singapore. Singapore: Fei Yue Community Services.
Friebe, J. & Schmidt-Hertha, B. (2013). Activities and barriers to education for elderly people. Journal of Contemporary Educational Studies / Sodobna Pedagogika, 64(1), 10-26.
Gardner, P., Netherland, J., and Kamber, T. (2012). Getting turned on: Using ICT training to promote active ageing in New York City. The Journal of Community Informatics, 8(1), 1-16.
Getz, I. & Weissman, G. (2010). An information needs profile of Israeli older adults, regarding the law and services. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 42(2), 136–146.
Harrod, M. (2010). I have to keep going: Why some older adults are using the Internet for health information. Ageing Int, 36(2), 283–294.
Kbayesi, K.M., Meyer, WJ.H., and Machet, M. (2013). Health care information needs and behaviour of home-based elderly people in Kenya: a case study of Nakuru district, Kenya. African Journal of Library, Archives & Information Science, 23(2), 123-132.
Kim, S. & Choi, H. (2014). Still hungry for information: Information seeking behavior of senior citizens in South Korea. In iConference 2014 Proceedings (pp. 889–894). Retrieved October 2, 2015, from http://doi:10.9776/14300
Lin, Wan-I, Chen, Mei-Lan, and Cheng, Ju-Chun. (2014). The promotion of active aging in Taiwan. Ageing Int, 39(2), 81–96.
Longo, R. D., Schubert, L.S., Wright, A. B., LeMaster,J., Williams, D.C., and Clore, N.J. (2010). Health information seeking, receipt, and use in diabetes self-management. Annals of family medicine, 8(4), 334 - 339.
Mauger, S. (2009). Comment. London age. Retrieved October 2, 2015, from http://www.ageuk. org.uk/brandpartnerglobal/londonvpp/documents/
Medlock, S., Eslami, S., Askari, M., Arts, D.L., Sent, D., de Rooij, S.E., Abu-Hanna, A. (2015). Health information–seeking behavior of seniors who use the internet: A Survey. J Med Internet Res, 17(1), e10.
Pálsdóttir, Á. (2012). Relatives as supporters of elderly peoples’ information behaviour. Retrieved June 2, 2015, from http://InformationR.net/ir/17-4/paper546.html
Rowley, J. (2006). Information marketing. (2nd ed). Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing.
The World Health Organization. (2002). Active ageing: A policy framework. Geneva: World Health Organization.
United Nations. (1991). United Nations Principles on Older Persons. Retrieved June 20, 2015, from http://www.un.org/documents/ga/res/46/a46r091.htm
________. (2002). International plan of action on ageing. Second World Assembly on Ageing Madrid. 8–12 April. Retrieved June 2, 2015, from http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/ageing/ageipaa4.htm
________. (2013). World Population Ageing: 1950-2050. NewYork: United Nation.
United Nations Population Fund. (2012). Ageing in the twenty-first century: A celebration and a challenge. New York: United Nations Population Fund.
Wilson, T.D. (2000). Human information behavior. Informing Science, 3(2), 49-55.
________. (2006). 60 Years of the best in information research: On user studies and information needs. The Journal of Document, 62(6), 658-670.
Wister, A.V., Malloy-Weir, L.J., Rootman, I., and Desjardins, R. (2010). Lifelong educational practices and resources in enabling health literacy among older adults. J Aging Health, 22(6), 827-854.
Wong, Yu-cheung, Chen, H., Lee, V. W. P., Fung, J. Y. C., and Law, Chi-kwong. (2014). Empowerment of Senior Citizens via the learning of information and communication technology. Ageing Int, 39(2), 144–162.
Zou, C.F. & Zhou, P. (2014) Analyzing Information Needs of Elderly People: A Survey in Chinese Rural Community. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 2(9), 109-115.
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