The Use of Information Technology in Health Promotion of Elderly People

Abstract

This research aimed to study the use of information technology to promote elders’ health. The qualitative method was used for this research to know the use of information technology for the elders’ health care. The researcher initially conducted the documentary study and interviewed the officers of five agencies whose work related to the care of the elders’ health in Surat Thani Province. These agencies were urban, suburban, and remote agencies. The research results showed that various agencies used different information technologies to promote the elders’ health. As every agency attaches the importance and has the trend to more concretely develop the information technology for the elders care in the future, it has to use the factors of readiness for technological infrastructure, competent staff, and the elders to efficiently promote elders’ health.