Distribution of personality, individual characteristics and internet usage in Swedish older adults

Berner, Jessica; Rennemark, Mikael; Jogréus, Claes; Berglund, Johan

doi:10.1080/13607863.2011.602958

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“…Age and education are both strong predictors to whether the older-adults adapt to the Internet (21,22). They have been linked directly to computer anxiety, which has been shown to be positively correlated with age; similarly higher education was linked to interest and computer use for older people (23).…”

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Factors influencing Internet usage in older adults (65 years and above) living in rural and urban Sweden

Berner

Rennemark

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et al. 2014

Health Informatics J

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Keywords:collaborative work practices and IT, health information on the Web, healthcare service innovation and IT, IT design and development methodologies, healthcare professional training Abstract:Older-adults living in rural and urban areas have shown to distinguish themselves in technology adoption; a clearer profile of their Internet use is important in order to provide better technological and healthcare solutions. Older-adults' Internet use was investigated across large to midsize cities and rural Sweden. The sample consisted of 7181 older-adults ranging from 59-100 years old. Internet use was investigated with: age, education, gender, household economy, cognition, living alone/or with someone and rural/urban living. Logistic regression was used. Those living in rural areas used the Internet less than their urban counterparts. Being younger and higher educated influenced Internet use; for older urban adults these factors as well as living with someone and http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/HIJ Health Informatics Journal F o r P e e r R e v i e w having good cognitive functioning were influential. Solutions are needed to avoid the exclusion of some older-adults by a society that is today being shaped by the Internet.

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Factors influencing Internet usage in older adults (65 years and above) living in rural and urban Sweden

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Jogréus³

et al. 2014

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“…Regarding Internet use, adults are more likely to use the Internet when they are younger (Berner et al, 2012; Cohall et al, 2011). However, a growing literature shows adults are willing to use web-based platforms for general healthcare (Lukazewski et al, 2012; Robertson-Lang et al, 2011; Xie, 2011) and substance abuse treatment (Finfgeld-Connett, 2009; Postel et al, 2011) as they grow older.…”

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Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Middle-aged Versus Younger Adults Enrolled in a Clinical Trial of a Web-delivered Psychosocial Treatment for Substance Use Disorders

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Objective Evidence suggests that substance abuse is becoming more prevalent in middle-aged adults. The objective of this secondary analysis was to add to the growing empirical literature on the unique features of middle-aged substance abuse populations. Methods We descriptively compared baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of middle-aged (age 45–62, n = 111) and younger (age 18–44, n = 395) substance abusers entering a web-based psychosocial treatment study as part of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Clinical Trials Network (CTN). Results A significantly greater percentage of middle-aged adults were non-Caucasian and had a marital status other than single/never married. There was a significant association between frequency of Internet use and the age group. Forty-six percent of middle-aged adults versus 21% of younger adults reported no Internet use in the prior 90 days. A significantly greater percentage of middle-aged adults used cocaine, and a significantly greater percentage of younger adults used marijuana and opioids. Clinically significant cognitive impairment (z less than −1.0) was found for the average participant in both groups on logical association of familiar concepts. Conclusions This secondary analysis of a NIDA CTN study provides additional information on the unique features of middle-aged substance abusers. Increasing knowledge of similarities and differences between younger and middle-aged substance abusers can help with potential age-specific substance abuse treatment planning.

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“…Only two of the traits were used in this study, extraversion and openness. This Swedish version of the FFM has previously been used in published studies, see, for example, Berner et al 6 Functional Disability was measured using the Instrumental Activities of Daily Living scale (IADL), 20 which was translated into Swedish. The scale is based on a total sum of questions regarding ability to use the telephone, shopping, food preparation, housekeeping, laundry and mode of transportation.…”

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Factors associated with change in Internet usage of Swedish older adults (2004–2010)

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Rennemark

Jogréus

et al. 2013

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The increased reliance on Internet use in social functions has presumably left out a part of the population: the oldest-older adults. These are people who have not kept themselves up to date with the technological developments for various reasons. There are, however, exceptions from whom we have something to learn. This study investigates the older people in Sweden who started to use the Internet over a period of 6 years. Cognition, extraversion, openness, functional disability, household economy, sex, age and education were investigated in relation to starting to use the Internet. A chi-square test, Spearman correlation and a logistic regression analysis were conducted. It was found that higher cognition, being male and being between the ages of 60 and 80 years were determining factors in starting to use the Internet for the Swedish older adult. Our results indicate that the oldest-older adults are slow to adapt to using the Internet and more attention should be paid on how to support this group.

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Distribution of personality, individual characteristics and internet usage in Swedish older adults

Abstract: Personality traits and individual characteristics do not seem to influence the Swedish older adult and their internet usage. What one needs to account for is the age and education of the person. The more educated and the youngest cohorts were using the internet more frequently.

Cited by 28 publications

References 26 publications

Factors influencing Internet usage in older adults (65 years and above) living in rural and urban Sweden

Factors influencing Internet usage in older adults (65 years and above) living in rural and urban Sweden

Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Middle-aged Versus Younger Adults Enrolled in a Clinical Trial of a Web-delivered Psychosocial Treatment for Substance Use Disorders

Factors associated with change in Internet usage of Swedish older adults (2004–2010)

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