Age differences in constraints encountered by seniors in their use of computers and the internet

Lee, Bob; Chen, Yiwei; Hewitt, Lynne E.

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2011.01.003

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“…The acceptance of leisure technology by more than half of the older respondents may be due to the convenience of the technology compared to most of the traditional leisure activities that require two or more players to play the game. This argument is supported by Lee et al [40] who said that elderly people are willing to be exposed to technology and that they believe is more convenient and relaxing, compared to medical cognitive diagnosis, to detect MCI, which is the early stage of Alzheimer's disease.…”

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Leisure Technology for the Elderly: A Survey, User Acceptance Testing and Conceptual Design

Theng¹,

Sagadevan²,

Malim³

2017

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Abstract-The Alzheimer's disease damages neuronal and synaptic system due to the high level of amyloid beta in the brain. It is the common cause of dementia which is more common to afflict the elderly where they will gradually loss their memory and communication skills as well as deterioration of thinking and reasoning ability. Hence, it is crucial for elderly people to monitor their cognitive performance consistently and continuously to detect the Alzheimer's symptoms, such as dementia or Mild Cognitive Impairment. There are many technologies that have been established in healthcare for its detection; however, such technologies, mostly medical treatments could not be self-catered by elderly on daily basis and in fact the use of this technology incurs cost each time. Therefore, this study looks at an alternative technology called leisure technology that allows access to the elderly every day at home in an enjoyable and relaxing manner. The aim of this study is to study applications of leisure activities that could stimulate brain cognitive function to be turned to a leisure technology application. Prior to proposing the conceptual design of this application, a user acceptance study of leisure technology among elderly people has been conducted. This study involves interviews and survey through distribution of questionnaires. The survey results shows that 90% of the participants stated that there was an improvement in cognitive abilities after using leisure technology and 98.4% of the participants stated that they could adapt to leisure technology. On the other hand, the outcomes from the interview show that they agreed that different types of leisure technology provide heterogeneous benefits, which can improve their cognitive abilities. Finally, this study proposes a conceptual design for leisure technology application that elderly people can adapt to.

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Leisure Technology for the Elderly: A Survey, User Acceptance Testing and Conceptual Design

Theng¹,

Sagadevan²,

Malim³

2017

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“…Older adults often cite a lack of digital literacy skills, or lack of confidence in their own skills, as reason to not engage with social media platforms (Lee, Chen, & Hewitt, 2011;Luders & Brandtzaeg, 2014;van Deursen & van Dijk, 2009). Instructional support has been demonstrated to promote social media participation among older adults (Gibson et al, 2010), and reduce perceptual barriers to adoption (Xie, Watkins, Golbeck, & Huang, 2012).…”

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Cognitive Effects of Social Media Use: A Case of Older Adults

Quinn

2018

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Research on the effects of social media use at older ages has largely focused on social benefits. Yet, participation in these new media forms may result in other favorable outcomes, such as improved cognitive functioning. Using a wait list-control design, this study examines the effects of social media engagement among novice adult social media users, aged 65 and older, in four cognitive domains: attention, processing speed, working memory, and inhibitory control. Baseline and multiple post-tests indicate improvement of intervention participants in inhibitory control. These findings demonstrate that the benefits of social media use at older ages extend beyond mere social engagement, and into other domains of everyday well-being.

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“…Fatores como "ter o controle" de uma determinada ferramenta podem ter uma influência significativa no momento de decidirem adotar ou não uma nova tecnologia (Morris e Venkatesh, 2000). Pesquisadores defendem que o principal obstáculo ao uso e à apropriação das tecnologias por idosos está mais relacionado a atitudes negativas decorrentes do medo, da ansiedade e da falta de motivação e de interesse (Heinz, 2013;Lee et al, 2011).…”

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TIC e sociedades cada vez mais envelhecidas: uma contextualização de estudos no Brasil, em Portugal e em outros países

Azevedo

2016

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Age differences in constraints encountered by seniors in their use of computers and the internet

Cited by 240 publications

References 36 publications

Leisure Technology for the Elderly: A Survey, User Acceptance Testing and Conceptual Design

Leisure Technology for the Elderly: A Survey, User Acceptance Testing and Conceptual Design

Cognitive Effects of Social Media Use: A Case of Older Adults

TIC e sociedades cada vez mais envelhecidas: uma contextualização de estudos no Brasil, em Portugal e em outros países

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