Older Adults’ Text Entry on Smartphones and Tablets: Investigating Effects of Display Size and Input Method on Acceptance and Performance

Design of Mobile Phones for Older Adults: An Empirical Analysis of Design Guidelines and Checklists for Feature Phones and Smartphones

“…Since older adults represent a growing population in the mobile phone market (Berenguer et al, 2017) and the development cycle for mobile phones and applications is fairly short (Wangenheim et al, 2016), adopting lightweight evaluation techniques can be beneficial for understanding how older adults' needs and requirements are addressed by the developers in an iterative design and engineering process. One of the main reasons why older adults experience problems with mobile phone use is that there is a discrepancy between the design of devices and users' needs (e.g., Dolničar, Šetinc, & Petrovčič, 2016;Hwangbo et al, 2013;Renaud & van Biljon, 2010;Zhou, Rau, & Salvendy, 2014b). Indeed, older adults frequently experience issues while using mobile phones that reduce their ease-of-use as one of the main predictors of mobile phone usage (Motti et al, 2013).…”

Game-playing as an effective learning resource for elderly people: encouraging experiential adoption of touchscreen technologies

“…Furthermore, some researchers examine the particularities of older citizens when using digital technologies. For example, Zhou et al [30] stress that "older adult's acceptance of handheld computers differs from general population's acceptance" and thus needs to be examined explicitly. Macedo [10] used UTAUT2 to investigate the "acceptance and use of information and communication technology by older adults", and discovered that most UTAUT2 determinants are "relevant for this population group".…”

“…Instead, it is "often given to them or bought for them" [31]. A literature review conducted by Zhou et al [30] shows younger people's influence on older people when using digital devices, which "is not always positive". Providing elderly people with functions identical to those embraced by younger people could be too difficult for first-time elderly users, and "this bad impression may influence their upgrade behavior" [30].…”

“…A literature review conducted by Zhou et al [30] shows younger people's influence on older people when using digital devices, which "is not always positive". Providing elderly people with functions identical to those embraced by younger people could be too difficult for first-time elderly users, and "this bad impression may influence their upgrade behavior" [30]. These findings indicate the need to take into account the specific needs and behaviours of elderly individuals when aiming to include them in the digital world.…”

APP para la tercera edad: utilidad, clases y valor social

“…Kurniawan (2007) difiere cuatro problemas de accesibilidad a las TIC para los mayores: tamaño y funcionalidad del interface, complejidad del interface, dimensiones del hardware y tamaño de texto. Problemas que nos nuevos dispositivos inteligentes aún tienen que resolver (Zhou et al, 2014).…”