Coping with Ageing Issues: Adoption and Appropriation of Technology by Older Adults in Singapore

Not Wasting a Crisis: How Geriatrics Clinical Research Can Remain Engaged During COVID‐19

“…It was suggested that almost one-half of the older adult population will experience chronic periods of loneliness at some point in later life, with about 5% feeling constantly lonely. 1,2 People in later life who isolate from others and feel lonely are at risk for impaired physical health, 3 worsening depression, 4 and increased cognitive decline. 5 Lonely older adults can even put additional burden and strain on family caregivers who dedicate a significant amount of time taking care of their needs.…”

“…3 We are mindful that a significant proportion of older adults in Singapore may not be tech savvy and still prefer to use traditional telephone calls for communication. 4 Hence, we provide assurance through exploration of options with our research participants to match the platform for clinical research assessments with their level of comfort with digital tools. We hope that the accrued insights and experience in our learning journey of adopting and appropriating technology for clinical research will put us in good stead in the post-COVID-19 era, where we anticipate a greater role for technology in the "new normal" of clinical geriatrics research.…”

Estado, apropiación social de las tecnologías de la información y comunicación y pobreza

“…El termino apropiación social de las tic ha sido ampliamente discutido (Rojas y Chalmers, 2009;Zejda, 2011;Zambrano, 2013;Pang, Zhang, Law, y Foo, 2016), sin embargo, es poca la claridad con la que se ha presentado, en especial respecto a su relación con la reducción de la pobreza. De acuerdo a Bar, Weber y Pisani (2016), la apropiación de la tecnología es un ciclo que inicia cuando las personas o usuarios deciden adoptar una y emplearla como soporte de sus actividades sociales o de negocios.…”