Home-based communication system for older adults and their remote family

Rodríguez, Marcela D.; González, Víctor; Favela, Jesús; Santana, Pedro C.

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2008.08.017

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“…Digital devices have been found to aid: in coping with the transitions experienced, by making it easier to retrieve information (e.g., via the Internet), to maintain and extend social networks (e.g., through cell phones and e-mail), and to maintain a feeling of actually being 'connected to the world'. (Antti et al, 2010, p. 814) Such devices have also served to sustain communication between older adults and their remotely located family (Lindley, Harper, & Sellen, 2009;Rodríguez, Gonzalez, Favela, & Santana, 2009). …”

Section: Living As Digital Citizensmentioning

confidence: 99%

Opportunities and challenges of the digital lifespan: views of service providers and citizens in the UK

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Moncur

Durrant

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Information, Communication & Society

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Section: Living As Digital Citizensmentioning

confidence: 99%

Opportunities and challenges of the digital lifespan: views of service providers and citizens in the UK

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Moncur

Durrant

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Information, Communication & Society

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“…Carpenter and Bunday (2007) also found that computer users reported fewer depressive symptoms compared to nonusers. The Internet enhances communication between older adults and their loved ones (Adler 2006;Cutler and Hendricks 2001;Novak 2006;White et al 2002) by allowing them to communicate frequently, easily, and inexpensively with family and friends regardless of the physical distance between them (Czaja and Lee 2003;Rodriguez et al 2009). It also provides an outlet to meet new people who have similar interests (Blit-Cohen and Litwin 2004;White et al 2002).…”

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Technology and Aging Project: Training Outcomes and Efficacy from a Randomized Field Trial

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This study examined whether training provided to adults age 60+ would increase the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs), such as email and the Internet, and influence participants' social support and mental health. Participants were randomly assigned to an experimental (n=45) or a control group (n=38). The experimental group participated in a six-month training program. Data were collected before, during, and after training on outcomes related to computer use, social support, and mental health. Mixed regression models were used for multivariate analyses. Compared to the control group, the experimental group reported greater self-efficacy in executing computer-related tasks and used more ICTs, perceived greater social support from friends, and reported significantly higher quality of life. Computer self-efficacy had both a direct and indirect effect on ICT use, but not on other variables. With appropriate training, older adults want to and can learn the skills needed to use ICTs. Older adults with ICT skills can access online sources of information regarding Medicare Part D options and utilize patient portals associated with electronic medical records. Agencies may develop services that build upon this technology sophistication, but policies also will need to address issues of access to equipment and high-speed Internet service.

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“…Although ethnographical interviews have been carried out in the design of home-based communication systems [55] and applications to support older people in their own homes [16], no ethnographical studies of their everyday interactions with the web have been published [59]. Considering this and that older people are not standard HCI users [17], a classical ethnographical study was carried out, as 'There is no substitute for gaining tacit and implicit knowledge of cultural behaviour than living among people and sharing their lives' [15, p. 291].…”

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An ethnographical study of the accessibility barriers in the everyday interactions of older people with the web

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Blat

2011

Univ Access Inf Soc

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Older people experience many barriers when they access to the web. However, little is known about which barriers limit more (or less) their daily interactions. This paper presents some findings based on an ethnographical study of the everyday interactions of nearly 400 older people with the web over 3 years. Difficulties remembering steps, understanding terms and using the mouse are more severe than problems perceiving visual information, understanding icons and using the keyboard. This is largely explained by inclusion, independence and socialization, which are the three key components of reallife web use. This paper also shows that these aspects should be considered in other areas of web and ICT accessibility, as technophobia is not the only experience in the interactions of older people with the web, and both social relationships and life experiences beyond technologies need to be taken into account apart from age-related changes in abilities. These findings suggest that the current focus on compensating for age-related changes in functional abilities needs to be widened. Working towards making the web more accessible should not be divorced from real-life use. This paper discusses implications for web (and ICT) design, training and support.

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Home-based communication system for older adults and their remote family

Cited by 55 publications

References 8 publications

Opportunities and challenges of the digital lifespan: views of service providers and citizens in the UK

Opportunities and challenges of the digital lifespan: views of service providers and citizens in the UK

Technology and Aging Project: Training Outcomes and Efficacy from a Randomized Field Trial

An ethnographical study of the accessibility barriers in the everyday interactions of older people with the web

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