Computer use by older adults: A multi-disciplinary review

N Wagner, K Hassanein, M Head - Computers in human behavior, 2010 - Elsevier
As the populations of most of the world's developed nations experience an increase in
average age, a similar trend is being observed in the population of computer and Internet …

Ageing and technology: A review of the research literature

CM Blaschke, PP Freddolino… - British Journal of Social …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
While the ageing of the population around the world raises serious concerns about social
security, pensions, long-term care, health care and family systems, digital-age tools have …

Technology to support aging in place: Older adults' perspectives

S Wang, K Bolling, W Mao, J Reichstadt, D Jeste… - Healthcare, 2019 - mdpi.com
The US population over 65 years of age is increasing. Most older adults prefer to age in
place, and technologies, including Internet of things (IoT), Ambient/Active Assisted Living …

PERSPECTIVE: Older adults' adoption of technology: an integrated approach to identifying determinants and barriers

C Lee, JF Coughlin - Journal of Product Innovation …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Technology has recently begun to be explored as a way to cope with the challenges related
to the aging of the population. However, while many technological systems for older adults …

Older adults' experiences and perceptions of digital technology:(Dis) empowerment, wellbeing, and inclusion

R Hill, LR Betts, SE Gardner - Computers in Human Behavior, 2015 - Elsevier
As more and more of the business of society is transferred and conducted online, older
adults frequently find themselves without the skills to participate effectively. This is frequently …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of internet use on loneliness and contact with others among older adults: cross-sectional analysis

SR Cotten, WA Anderson, BM McCullough - Journal of medical Internet …, 2013 - jmir.org
Background: Older adults are at increased risk of experiencing loneliness and depression,
particularly as they move into different types of care communities. Information and …

[PDF][PDF] Map** digital competence: Towards a conceptual understanding

K Ala-Mutka - Sevilla: Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, 2011 - academia.edu
With the 2006 European Recommendation on Key Competences, 1 Digital Competence
(DC) has been acknowledged as one of the 8 key competences for Lifelong Learning by the …

Information and communication technology use is related to higher well-being among the oldest-old

T Sims, AE Reed, DC Carr - Journals of Gerontology Series B …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Older adults often prioritize socially meaningful goals over informational goals.
Thus, we predicted that using information and communication technology (ICT) in service of …

Social support and “playing around” an examination of how older adults acquire digital literacy with tablet computers

HS Tsai, R Shillair, SR Cotten - Journal of Applied …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examines how older adults learn to use tablet computers. Learning to use new
technologies can help older adults to be included in today's digital society. However …

[BOK][B] Lifelong learning in later life

B Findsen, M Formosa - 2012 - books.google.com
This first truly comprehensive interdisciplinary, international critique of theory and practice in
lifelong learning as it relates to later life is an absolute tour de force. Alexandra Withnall …