Creating a Healthy Life for the Elderly through Participation in Self-Media: A Study on the Demands of the Elderly in Self-Media

Yo-Wen Liang, Jeng Wang, Shu-Ping Yu (), Jin-Kwan Lin and Allan Chung
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Yo-Wen Liang: Department of Industrial Design, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 10608, Taiwan
Jeng Wang: Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan 33303, Taiwan
Shu-Ping Yu: Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei 24301, Taiwan
Jin-Kwan Lin: Department of Business and Management, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei 24301, Taiwan
Allan Chung: Department of Industrial Design, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 10608, Taiwan

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 19, 1-18

Abstract: In recent years, with the trends in digital media and a shift in the sources of information, self-media has gradually become a unique new type of media with considerable potential. Numerous related studies have also indicated that participating in self-media positively impacts the elderly, especially in self-media regarding healthcare and welfare. However, research has seldom explored the demands and services for elderly participation in self-media. In this study, the research targets were 55–75 years of age, in good health, with a monthly disposable income of more than TWD 30,000 ( N = 180). The research methods had two aims: (1) to analyze the current well-known self-media and websites related to healthcare; and (2) via the Kano Model questionnaire, to survey and explore the demand for self-media among the elderly. The results summarize and describe the preferred layout, content items, interaction methods, and information display of self-media content for the elderly. We anticipate designing a self-media website platform that meets the demands of the elderly and that continues to develop into social media platforms and audio-visual content in the future.

Keywords: the elderly; health care; self-media; Kano model; social media (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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