2015
DOI: 10.3916/c45-2015-01
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Uses and gratifications of computers in South African elderly people

Abstract: A partir de entrevistas en profundidad, realizadas en un hogar de la tercera edad en Ciudad del Cabo (Sudáfrica), este estudio analiza los principales usos y gratificaciones que reciben las personas mayores en interacción con los ordenadores. En África, mientras el énfasis investigador se ha puesto en los últimos años en la salud de los mayores, especialmente en cuanto al SIDA, existe muy poca investigación sobre el uso de los mayores en cuanto a nuevas tecnologías, ya que la investigación en relación con … Show more

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“…Similarly, they also used a mixture of 'new' and 'old' media, preferring telephone conversations to facilitate deeper family connections. While we concur with research that suggests that social networking sites were important to older people, contributing to enhanced communication with family and friends (Bosch, & Currin 2015), our findings suggest that this is a multilayered experience that involves multiple ICTs and illustrate that grandmothers have different motivations for using different ICTs.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 85%
“…Similarly, they also used a mixture of 'new' and 'old' media, preferring telephone conversations to facilitate deeper family connections. While we concur with research that suggests that social networking sites were important to older people, contributing to enhanced communication with family and friends (Bosch, & Currin 2015), our findings suggest that this is a multilayered experience that involves multiple ICTs and illustrate that grandmothers have different motivations for using different ICTs.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 85%
“…In 2014, 47 % of people 65 and older reported having broadband Internet access at home. In 2012, that fi gure was 39 % and in 2008 only 19 % (Smith, 2014 Bosch and Currin (2015). In their study, they claim that seniors over 65 years of age usually seek general information by using the Google search engine.…”
Section: Previous Research Of the Topicmentioning
confidence: 99%