Age-related difference in the use of mobile phones

Zhou, Jia; Rau, Pei-Luen Patrick; Salvendy, Gavriel

doi:10.1007/s10209-013-0324-1

Cited by 56 publications

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“…When there are no clear benefits to its utilization, such as maintaining autonomy and independence, the older adult is far more likely to disengage from or avoid technology [9,37,47,50,52,75,82,91]. Lack of interest may be due in part to: a perception that it does not fulfill a salient need [52]; an indirect reflection of other personal factors, such as anxiety, fear, or lack of self-efficacy [90]; or simply that time is better spent doing something else [52].…”

Section: Attitudes Towards and Motivations To Use Technologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For any technology user, maintaining privacy and confidentiality is essential [82]. While some older adults avoid using technology for security reasons [9,52], doing so to prevent breach of confidentiality was surprisingly absent from the literature.…”

Section: Attitudes Towards and Motivations To Use Technologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Many adults now 50 and older utilized computers as a part of their employment [42]. These individuals demonstrate a level of comfort with new technology, while others without such experience do not [52,81,82]. For those without previous experience, utilizing new technologies may be foreign and daunting [52,83].…”

Section: Personal Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Safety is a primary motivator for using mobile phones [30,82,92,95]. Many older adults rely on their mobile phones for emergencies, both inside and outside of the home.…”

Section: Attitudes Towards and Motivations To Use Technologymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Older adults and mobile technology: Factors that enhance and inhibit utilization in the context of behavioral health

Kuerbis¹,

Mulliken²,

Muench³

et al. 2017

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While numbers and proportions of older adults with behavioral health issues are expected to substantially increase, there is also a widening gap in available services for older adults. Mobile health interventions (mhealth) are a way to address existing barriers to treatment, provide frontline assessment and increase access to services for older adults. Due to perpetuated stereotypes, many assume that older adults do not utilize mobile technology nor will they accept a mHealth intervention. The purpose of this paper is to synthesize contemporary literature from information technology and healthcare regarding: (1) current mobile technology utilization by older adults, particularly in regards to health; (2) factors affecting older adult motivation to engage with mobile technology; and (3) older adult preferences for interacting with mobile technology. Findings reveal that significant proportions of older adults: already utilize mobile technology; are willing to engage in existing mobile interventions for health reasons; and have positive attitudes overall towards mobile technology. Finally, recommendations for optimizing mobile interventions to better suit older adults with behavioral health problems are reviewed.

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Section: Attitudes Towards and Motivations To Use Technologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Attitudes Towards and Motivations To Use Technologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Personal Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Safety is a primary motivator for using mobile phones [30,82,92,95]. Many older adults rely on their mobile phones for emergencies, both inside and outside of the home.…”

Section: Attitudes Towards and Motivations To Use Technologymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Older adults and mobile technology: Factors that enhance and inhibit utilization in the context of behavioral health

Kuerbis¹,

Mulliken²,

Muench³

et al. 2017

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“…Highlighting the importance of keeping elderly users aware of the changes to content. Furthermore, introducing new functions to older adults can be intimidating [23]. Older adults are often not confident when using mobile phones.…”

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confidence: 99%

Two Factor Authentication Made Easy

Chen

Goh

2015

Engineering the Web in the Big Data Era

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Abstract. Authentication on the Web is a challenge that can have a negative effect on user experience if it becomes overly complicated and cumbersome. This experience is even more crucial for older and visually impaired users due to their functional abilities. Web applications typically authenticate users by requesting for information that only the user knows (e.g. password). To enhance security, two-factor authentication (2FA) are increasingly implemented, which require the user to manually transfer information between 2FA devices and the Web application. This process can impose usability barriers and stress on human's memory. This paper proposes a technique to mitigate such issues by using wearables as the 2FA device, and to allow authentication information to be transferred seamlessly and automatically from the device to the Web application. From our preliminary results, older users found our approach less stressful on the human's memory and easier to use.

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