Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Design for Aging

Zhou, Jia; Salvendy, Gavriel

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-20892-3

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“…Another aspect that could be explored is the exposure of older adults to the role of older expert users of technology. They can serve as models who belong to the same age group and have mastered the challenge of modern technology, and could help to promote self-efficacy and reduce problems of alienation in rapidly changing modern societies (Doh et al, 2015). In addition, ensuring proper support with use processes may also be very important, as studies have found that older people who receive appropriate support with using technology are more likely to use more features as well as more technological devices in their daily lives (Kamin et al, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

Can the internet reduce the loneliness of 50+ living alone?

Silva

Matos

Martínez-Pecino

2020

Information, Communication & Society

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Living alone has been indicated as a key variable to explain loneliness in older adults. In contemporary society, where technology has become one of the main means of communication and personal interaction, has the internet influenced the relationship between living alone and loneliness? This paper aims to answer this research question by using a sample of 64,297 individuals who were surveyed in SHARE project wave 6in European countries with different welfare regimes (Portugal,

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confidence: 99%

Can the internet reduce the loneliness of 50+ living alone?

Silva

Matos

Martínez-Pecino

2020

Information, Communication & Society

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“…Therefore, media competence training (i.e., practices that allow people to access and critically evaluate content) is also needed. A gerontological training approach including such a curriculum is the German national project "Senioren-Technik-Botschafter" ("senior technology experts"), which was scientifically evaluated by Doh, Schmidt, Herbolsheimer, Jokisch, and Wahl (2015). In this project, technically experienced older adults were educated as knowledge mediators in their neighborhood on behalf of technically inexperienced older adults concerning education and Internet use.…”

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“…In the project, 300 senior technology experts were pedagogically qualified, and 1,500 technically unfamiliar older adults were trained to use the Internet and other technologies. Doh et al (2015) found the following factors relevant for good learning: a) learning settings that are individualized and respect individual competence and learning speeds; b) small groups with direct contact between teachers and students (on an eye-to-eye basis); c) sufficient time for exercises and repetitions; d) paper and digital handouts for home training; e) formal education settings supplemented by informal support settings (a regulars' table, informal meetings, and home visits); f) mobile devices offering easier entry than computers and complex operation systems; and g) age similarity between teacher and learner.…”

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confidence: 99%

Older adults’ perceived sense of social exclusion from the digital world

Seifert

Hofer

Rössel

2018

Educational Gerontology

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A great deal of information and many services can now be accessed digitally. In order to make use of such services, however, it is necessary to have some form of Internet access. A lack of involvement in digital society may produce new forms of social exclusion. Older adults are particularly at risk of Internet-related social exclusion, since they tend to use the Internet less than younger adults. Little is known, however, about whether this lower level of Internet use among older people is in fact accompanied by a sense of social exclusion. In order to investigate the subjective sense of digital social exclusion resulting from a lack of Internet usage, we conducted a secondary analysis of a representative, cross-sectional telephone survey of 1,037 adults aged 65 years and over and living in Switzerland. We found that 33% of "onliners" reported that they would feel socially excluded were they to stop using the Internet, compared with 14% of "onliners" who felt socially excluded on account of their lack of Internet use. Our analyses show that onliners' attitudes toward Internet use and the variety of online applications available were related to their sense of social exclusion. By contrast, offliners' attitudes toward Internet use and their feelings of loneliness in general were predictors for their sense of social exclusion as a result of not using the Internet. The results of the study as well as its implications for research and practice are discussed. AbstractA great deal of information and many services can now be accessed digitally. In order to make use of such services, however, it is necessary to have some form of Internet access. A lack of involvement in digital society may produce new forms of social exclusion. Older adults are particularly at risk of Internet-related social exclusion, since they tend to use the Internet less than younger adults. Little is known, however, about whether this lower level of Internet use among older people is in fact accompanied by a sense of social exclusion. In order to investigate the subjective sense of digital social exclusion resulting from a lack of Internet usage, we conducted a secondary analysis of a representative, cross-sectional telephone survey of 1,037 adults aged 65 years and over and living in Switzerland. We found that 33% of "onliners" reported that they would feel socially excluded were they to stop using the Internet, compared with 15% of "offliners" who felt socially excluded on account of their lack of Internet use. Our analyses show that onliners' attitudes toward Internet use and the variety of online applications available were related to their sense of social exclusion. By contrast, offliners' attitudes toward Internet use and their feelings of loneliness in general were predictors for their sense of social exclusion as a result of not using the Internet. The results of the study as well as its implications for research and practice are discussed.

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“…Based on the above data, a regression analysis was performed with attitude, subjective norm, and PBC as explanatory variables, and acceptance of explained variable [25]. The regression models are summarized in Table 17.…”

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Regression Analysis on the Influencing Factors of the Acceptance of Online Education Platform among College Students

Wen¹,

Wei²,

He³

et al. 2020

ISI

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With the proliferation of the fifth generation (5G) communication technology, another boom of online education will come, and reshape our traditional learning model. Inspired by the literature on online education platform, this paper establishes a model for the factors affecting the acceptance of online education platform among college students based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB), and put forward several hypotheses on the influence of multiple factors over the acceptance. Then, a scientific questionnaire was designed and distributed online to college students. The survey data were subject to descriptive analysis and correlation analysis. The results show that college students have considered online education platforms an important learning tool; the acceptance of online education platform among college students is positively affected by such factors as personal value, course satisfaction, teacher quality, social influence, and self-efficacy. The research results provide a good reference for the development of online education in China.

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Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Design for Aging

Cited by 15 publications

References 23 publications

Can the internet reduce the loneliness of 50+ living alone?

Can the internet reduce the loneliness of 50+ living alone?

Older adults’ perceived sense of social exclusion from the digital world

Regression Analysis on the Influencing Factors of the Acceptance of Online Education Platform among College Students

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