Bridging the Age-based Digital Divide

Antonio, Amy; Tuffley, David

doi:10.4018/ijdldc.2015070101

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“…As well as diminishing capacities for receiving and responding to phenomena, older people may be reluctant to engage in the use of technology [27,28].…”

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confidence: 99%

Exploring Telehealth Readiness in a Resource Limited Setting: Digital and Health Literacy among Older People in Rural India (DAHLIA)

Rasekaba

Pereira

et al. 2022

Geriatrics

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An ageing population, disproportionally affecting developing countries, increases demand on healthcare systems. Digital health offers access to healthcare for older people, particularly those residing in rural areas, as is the case for 71% of older adults in India. This research examined technology uptake and digital and health literacy (eHEALS) among a sample of 150 older adults in rural Mysore and Suttur, India. The study utilised mixed-method, with descriptive analysis of quantitative data and thematic analysis of qualitative data. Low rates of digital (11%) and health literacy (3–27% across domains) were identified. Mobile phone ownership was 50%, but very few owned or used a smartphone and less than 10% used the Internet to contact health professionals. Qualitative analysis found low technology usage, driven by limited exposure and confidence in using digital devices. Barriers to usage included poor traditional literacy and physical aspects of ageing like poor vision. Social support from neighbours, family and local primary healthcare staff may enable adoption of digital health. Access to healthcare through digital means among Indian rural older adults needs to consider low rates of both digital and health literacy and leverage the value of support from family and primary healthcare providers.

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“…As well as diminishing capacities for receiving and responding to phenomena, older people may be reluctant to engage in the use of technology [27,28].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring Telehealth Readiness in a Resource Limited Setting: Digital and Health Literacy among Older People in Rural India (DAHLIA)

Rasekaba

Pereira

et al. 2022

Geriatrics

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“…Although this influence can vary at different ages in digital literacy [22]. This demonstrates the importance of developing pedagogical strategies in building digital literacy skills in stages by age [23].…”

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confidence: 96%

The Portraits of Digital Literacy Awareness Amid Covid-19 Pandemic

Rini¹,

Cahyanto²,

Sholihah³

2020

Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Education and Technology (ICET 2020)

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Digital literacy is a familiar topic in this millennial era with various digital media with open access that can be used anytime and anywhere. Based on this, this study aims to describe the digital literacy awareness of a family during the Covid-19 pandemic as a phenomenon that is currently being discussed. This study uses a type of phenomenology with data collection techniques through observation and interviews. The data extracted included knowledge assembly, utilization of digital sources and media, access and hypertextual navigation, content evaluation of the research subject, namely a family of various ages. The results showed that digital literacy awareness varied greatly from the media, access patterns, and evaluations carried out by each respondent in accessing information. It can be concluded that digital literacy awareness is still not optimal according to the indicators used and still needs to be improved, especially in building critical thinking patterns and utilizing technology as part of digital literacy.

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“…Discussing age-related digital inequalities, Antonio and Tuffley (2015: 3) write, “as governments migrate public-sector services exclusively to the online domain, not having access to or lacking the digital literacy skills to use electronic services will in all likelihood precipitate an age-related inequality.” Although their paper focuses on the impact of the age-related digital divide on democratic participation, it can apply to any type of digital divide, from the gender divide to a geographic and socio-economic divide.…”

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Social justice in library science programs: A content analysis approach

Jones

2020

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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In an increasingly globalized world, social justice issues dominate the news. Libraries are often viewed as places where social justice ideals are upheld and promoted. This paper uses a content analysis methodology of 10 North American library and information science program websites to discover how social justice education is marketed to potential students through an examination of open access course descriptions, mission statements, and core learning objectives where available. Findings indicate that social justice is embedded in library and information science programs, but there are limited opportunities for prospective students to seek out these courses due to a lack of open access course descriptions and mission statements and shortage of integration in required courses. If library and information science educators want to attract future librarians with strong social justice agendas, then the promotional materials will need to be more explicit in regards to how these programs can aid students in building a social justice mindset.

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Bridging the Age-based Digital Divide

Cited by 19 publications

References 16 publications

Exploring Telehealth Readiness in a Resource Limited Setting: Digital and Health Literacy among Older People in Rural India (DAHLIA)

Exploring Telehealth Readiness in a Resource Limited Setting: Digital and Health Literacy among Older People in Rural India (DAHLIA)

The Portraits of Digital Literacy Awareness Amid Covid-19 Pandemic

Social justice in library science programs: A content analysis approach

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