Active DigiAge - technology acceptance by ageing people

Weck, Marina; Helander, Nina; Meristö, Tarja

doi:10.1504/ijtmcp.2020.10026516

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“…ICT equipment, electricity, Internet access), bodily capacities (e.g. cognition, hearing, sight, dexterity) and knowledge and executive functioning (understanding, analysing, decision-making) (Weck, Helander and Meristö, 2020). In many cases, especially in these Covid19 times, not mastering digital information might lead to social isolation and mental health problems (Gerst-Emerson and Jayawardhana, 2015;Armitage and Nellums, 2020).…”

Section: Healthy Ageingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Knowledge Management from Senior Users of Online Health Information Point of View

Sudmann¹,

Fredriksen²,

Børsheim³

et al. 2021

EJKM

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In today’s society, all citizens who need digital information to manage their everyday life must be able to access it and trust it. They should have enough knowledge to use information and communication technologies (ICTs) and online health information (OHI) in an intended and purposeful way. The broader aim of this paper is to present and discuss health knowledge management (KM) from senior users of the online health information point of view. The theoretical point of departure is based on an understanding of health, knowledge and the Internet as social practices. This paper investigates e-Health literacy (eHL) and KM in health amongst seniors aged 65-90. It presents a case study on how they access, apprais, share and apply OHI in comparison to the way they use face-to-face health-encounters. Data comes from 17 open-ended interviews. E-HL and KM concepts are used to analyse and describe online behaviour and knowledge management in health as an interplay between individual and social factors. The results show how participants engage in self- and co-management of their own or others' health and illustrate how they get or receive help to understand OHI. By examining how they use ICT and do (not) trust OHI regarding “serious cases,” this paper provides critical insight into ways seniors acquire information and how they appraise, understand or trust in it. Their information-seeking activities are performed mainly in private settings, seldom with professionals. They have lower levels of trust in their own, individual appraisal skills, compared to collective searches and discussions. Norwegian seniors are cool and pragmatic, and emphatic on the “when needs must, see your GP!”. By examining differences in ICT use, knowledge acquisition and support given or received, the results pinpoint how providers must affirm seniors’ ICT use and individual and collective online health behaviour as assets for healthy ageing. A potential barrier for citizens’ use of OHI and health technology is the built-in understanding of health as an individual capacity and ICT use as an individual activity, compared to a contemporary understanding of health and the Internet as social practices and collective resources. Designers of health technologies and OHI should critically consider built-in understandings of content and users to enhance accessibility and value for citizens of all ages.

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Section: Healthy Ageingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Knowledge Management from Senior Users of Online Health Information Point of View

Sudmann¹,

Fredriksen²,

Børsheim³

et al. 2021

EJKM

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“…In practice, an age-friendly SLE represents a living environment that encompasses digital technology solutions integrated with the services that sustain a senior citizen's comfortable, independent, secure, and active life outside institutional care settings and responds to the requirements of the elder care sector (Lui et al, 2009;Weck et al, 2020;Crawley and Hallowell, 2021). In short, the physical space where these services take place, enabled by the Internet of Things (IoT) and information and communication technologies (ICT), is known as SLE for ageing well (Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation (AIOTI), 2019).…”

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“…In this context, KS is considered an activity through which knowledge such as information, skills, or expertise is exchanged between people, communities, or organisations (Bukowitz and Williams, 1999;Connelly et al, 2012;Agostini et al, 2020). KC and KS are most critical between elder care givers or service providers, technology producers, and senior citizens to foster and support positive attitudes among the elderly towards digital technology solutions and their acceptance (Ranga, 2018;Weck et al, 2020). It is particularly important that senior citizens are engaged in KC and KS, and participate actively in decision making that can affect them and their communities by offering a diversity of living experiences and valuable information and expectations regarding their complex health and care needs (Tuckett et al, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

Knowledge management visualisation in regional innovation system collaborative decision-making

Weck

Humala

Tamminen

et al. 2021

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PurposeThis study was developed in response to the need to develop age-friendly smart living environments due to the complex demands placed on society by the ageing of the population. This study aims to analyse the potential that knowledge visualisation offers collaborative decision-making applied to the development of a multiple criteria framework supporting knowledge management (KM) through knowledge collaboration (KC) and knowledge sharing (KS) in the context of regional innovation systems (RIS).Design/methodology/approachUsing a socio-technical approach, knowledgeable and experienced representatives of RIS innovation actors were brought together to develop a constructivist multiple criteria framework that integrates knowledge visualisation and collaborative decision-making techniques (i.e. cognitive mapping and system dynamics).FindingsThe study introduces a multiple criteria model supporting KM encompassing conditions and practices of RIS innovation actors facilitating and encouraging KC and KS. The potential for knowledge visualisation in collaborative decision-making is explored in great depth and illustrated in a case study setting.Practical implicationsThe panel members who participated in this study consider our methodological proposal to be extremely versatile and see great potential for further applications in RIS contexts.Originality/valueThe combined use of cognitive mapping and system dynamics according to the strategic options development and analysis (SODA) approach offers a holistic and well-informed perspective on the issue in question. The literature reports no prior work of this methodological combination in the same research context.

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Older Adults’ Acceptance of a Virtual Reality Group Intervention in Nursing Homes: Pre-Post Study Under Naturalistic Conditions

Li,

Shiyanov,

Muschalla

2024

JMIR Hum Factors

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Background Virtual reality (VR) group activities can act as interventions against inactivity and lack of meaningful activities in nursing homes. The acceptance of VR among older adults has been explored from different perspectives. However, research on the impact of older adults’ individual characteristics on the acceptance of VR group activities in nursing homes is necessary. Objective This study investigates the impact of individual characteristics (eg, psychosocial capacities) on VR acceptance among older adults in nursing homes, as well as this group’s perceptions of VR after participating in a VR intervention. Methods In this pre-post study conducted in nursing homes, we applied a VR group intervention with 113 older adult participants. These participants were categorized into two groups based on their naturalistic choice to join the intervention: a higher VR acceptance group (n=90) and a lower VR acceptance group (n=23). We compared the two groups with respect to their sociodemographic characteristics, psychosocial capacities, and attitudes toward new technologies. Additionally, we examined the participants’ perceptions of VR. Results The results show that those with lower acceptance of VR initially reported higher capacities in organizing daily activities and stronger interpersonal relationships compared to older adults with higher VR acceptance. The VR group activity might hold limited significance for the latter group, but it offers the chance to activate older adults with lower proactivity. Openness to new technology was associated with a favorable perception of VR. After the VR intervention, the acceptance of VR remained high. Conclusions This study investigates the acceptance of VR group events as meaningful activities for older adults in nursing homes under naturalistic conditions. The results indicate that the VR group intervention effectively addressed low proactivity and interpersonal relationship issues among older adults in nursing homes. Older adults should be encouraged to experience VR if the opportunity to participate is offered, potentially facilitated by caregivers or trusted individuals.

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Active DigiAge - technology acceptance by ageing people

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Knowledge Management from Senior Users of Online Health Information Point of View

Knowledge Management from Senior Users of Online Health Information Point of View

Knowledge management visualisation in regional innovation system collaborative decision-making

Older Adults’ Acceptance of a Virtual Reality Group Intervention in Nursing Homes: Pre-Post Study Under Naturalistic Conditions

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