A literature survey on older adults' use of social network services and social applications

J Coelho, C Duarte - Computers in Human Behavior, 2016 - Elsevier
With aging, adults which once worked and were active become isolated from the world
because with retirement comes a whole range of problems which span from the physical to …

Social networking sites and the experience of older adult users: a systematic review

L Newman, C Stoner, A Spector - Ageing & Society, 2021 - cambridge.org
This study aimed to systematically review the use of social networking sites (SNSs) from an
older adult perspective (all papers had an average sample age of 65+ and samples ranged …

From internet access to internet skills: digital inequality among older adults

E Hargittai, AM Piper, MR Morris - Universal Access in the Information …, 2019 - Springer
Although much research examines the factors that affect technology adoption and use, less
is known about how older adults as a group differ in their ability to use the Internet. The …

Can digital technology enhance social connectedness among older adults? A feasibility study

B Barbosa Neves, R Franz, R Judges… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examined the feasibility of a novel communication technology to enhance social
connectedness among older adults in residential care. Research suggests that technology …

" Phantom Friend" or" Just a Box with Information" Personification and Ontological Categorization of Smart Speaker-based Voice Assistants by Older Adults

A Pradhan, L Findlater, A Lazar - Proceedings of the ACM on human …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
As voice-based conversational agents such as Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant move
into our homes, researchers have studied the corresponding privacy implications …

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

A Kuerbis, A Mulliken, F Muench, AA Moore, D Gardner - 2017 - academicworks.cuny.edu
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 …

Effects of social media self-efficacy on informational use, loneliness, and self-esteem of older adults

Y Chen, Q Gao - International Journal of Human–Computer …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Social media is convenient for older adults to obtain and share information (ie, informational
use). However, a major barrier to using social media for older adults is their relatively low …

“There's not enough knowledge out there”: Examining older adults' perceptions of digital technology use and digital inclusion classes

LR Betts, R Hill, SE Gardner - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Older adults' definitions of digital technology, and experiences of digital inclusion sessions,
were examined using qualitative approaches. Seventeen older adults (aged between 54 …

Digital social interaction in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic

F Sin, S Berger, IJ Kim, D Yoon - Proceedings of the ACM on Human …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, older adults have been encouraged to stay indoors
and isolated, leading to potential disruptions in their social activities and interpersonal …

Interrogating social virtual reality as a communication medium for older adults

S Baker, RM Kelly, J Waycott, R Carrasco… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
A growing body of research is examining the way that virtual reality (VR) technology might
enrich the lives of older adults. However, no studies have yet examined how this technology …