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The information needs and behaviour of the Egyptian elderly living in care homes: An exploratory study
- Source :
- IFLA Journal. 47:548-558
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publications, 2021.
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Abstract
- The purpose of this study is to investigate the information-seeking behaviour of the Egyptian elderly, including their information needs. A sample of 63 elderly people living in care homes was taken. It was divided into five focus groups. Of the 63 elderly people, 40 were men (63.5%) and 23 women (36.5%). Almost half (47.6%) ranged in aged from 61 to 70. About a quarter (23%) of them held a high school diploma. The highest percentage (28.6%) was labelled as average-income people. The highest percentage (60.3%) was also found to be widows or widowers. The types of information used most by the Egyptian elderly related to physical, medical/health, social, rational and recreational needs. Their information sources varied between formal and informal sources. Nearly two-thirds (63.5%) of them showed that limited knowledge, lack of interest, poor information awareness, aging, loneliness and health problems were the most significant obstacles they faced when seeking information.
- Subjects :
- Gerontology
020205 medical informatics
Care homes
05 social sciences
Exploratory research
Sample (statistics)
Information needs
02 engineering and technology
Library and Information Sciences
0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
Elderly people
0509 other social sciences
050904 information & library sciences
Psychology
Qualitative research
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17452651 and 03400352
- Volume :
- 47
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- IFLA Journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........2b5c5e2d05b2cc44659919acd762a0b6