Computer use has no demonstrated impact on the well-being of older adults

Dickinson, Anna; Gregor, Peter

doi:10.1016/j.ijhcs.2006.03.001

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“…Personal computers and the Internet are seen as increased opportunities for communication, information and entertainment, and with regard to the services that can be accessed (Carpenter & Buday 2007, Dickinson & Gregor 2006, van Deursen & Helsper 2015. Those who function better in the digital realm and participate more fully in a digitally mediated social life enjoy advantages over their digitally disadvantaged counterparts (Robinson et al 2015).…”

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Digital Equality and the Uptake of Digital Applications among Seniors of Different Age

Bergström¹

2017

Nordicom Review

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Ageing societies are facing challenges from the perspective of the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). There is an increase in online services relevant for the economic, political, cultural and private life. Those who participate more fully in a digitally mediated social life enjoy advantages over their digitally disadvantaged counterparts. Today's digital divide is not first and foremost between pensioners and others, but between younger and older pensioners. Scholars identify the need for longitudinal research among younger and older seniors to understand the differences between more or less advantaged users. Based on longitudinal, representative surveys, the present study finds that there is a clear gap between younger and older seniors, and that it is closing only very slowly. Age and level of education are powerful explanatory factors whereas generational belonging and social capital contribute only to a limited extent to the understanding of Internet uptake among older adults.

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Digital Equality and the Uptake of Digital Applications among Seniors of Different Age

Bergström¹

2017

Nordicom Review

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“…There appear to be few studies of the impact of web-based compared to in-person support groups for older Black lesbians, and thus additional research is warranted. However, many older adults, particularly the old-old, may not have access to or interest in using online support groups; further, the literature in this area may often overstate and oversimplify the benefits of computer use for addressing well-being or loneliness among older adults (Dickinson & Gregor, 2006).…”

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Interventions for healthy aging among mature Black lesbians: Recommendations gathered through community-based research

Seelman

Adams

Poteat

2016

Journal of Women & Aging

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“…In their 2006 UK study, Dickinson and Gregor [12] suggested that "computer use had no demonstrated impact on well-being in older adults." Participants in a study conducted by Erickson in 2011 [14], reported mixed opinions on the value of facebook as a "community", with most seeing it as a medium to passively view what others were doing.…”

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Information Systems for the Social Well-Being of Senior Australians

Burgess

Hasan

Alcock

2013

Building Sustainable Information Systems

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In most developed countries the ageing population is placing a severe strain on health systems and national budgets. In meeting this challenge, e-Health initiatives seek medically-focused ICT solutions for improved health services that enable senior citizens to remain living at home longer. A literature review and interviews with health-care providers reveal that significant factors affecting the well-being of the elderly are isolation and loneliness. In this paper we report on the first stages of a study on the digital literacy of seniors and the potential development of social media to meet the capabilities of people as they age. Focus groups with senior citizen computer club members tell us that older folk are become more digitally literate. As social media becomes more usable and acceptable, we propose that online communities for senior citizens may have significant health benefits. As this is a multifaceted emergent phenomenon we apply concepts from Complexity Theory to our analysis and to the design of future research on this topic using an action research methodology. Abstract In most developed countries the ageing population is placing a severe strain on health systems and national budgets. In meeting this challenge, e-Health initiatives seek medically-focused ICT solutions for improved health services that enable senior citizens to remain living at home longer. A literature review and interviews with health-care providers reveal that significant factors affecting the well-being of the elderly are isolation and loneliness. In this paper we report on the first stages of a study on the digital literacy of seniors and the potential development of social media to meet the capabilities of people as they age. Focus groups with senior citizen computer club members tell us that older folk are become more digitally literate. As social media becomes more usable and acceptable, we propose that online communities for senior citizens may have significant health benefits. As this is a multifaceted emergent phenomenon we apply concepts from Complexity Theory to our analysis and to the design of future research on this topic using an action research methodology.

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Computer use has no demonstrated impact on the well-being of older adults

Cited by 220 publications

References 35 publications

Digital Equality and the Uptake of Digital Applications among Seniors of Different Age

Digital Equality and the Uptake of Digital Applications among Seniors of Different Age

Interventions for healthy aging among mature Black lesbians: Recommendations gathered through community-based research

Information Systems for the Social Well-Being of Senior Australians

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