Mobile phone use in the elderly: Boon or bane?

Subramanyam, Alka A; Singh, Shipra; Raut, Nitin B

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“…Experts consider the judicious use of technology as a facilitator and a potential solution for enhancing the QOL among the older population [ 5 ]. Specifically, mobile technologies and smartphones have proven highly effective in assisting older adults in self-management and prosperous living by providing them with increased access to relevant, valuable, and timely information for efficient self-governance, addressing ADLs and iADLs [ 6 ]. However, despite a growing inclination among older adults in India toward adopting mobile-related technologies, it is evident that they need help with mobile technology adoption [ 7 ].…”

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Effectiveness of Gerontechnology Empowerment Program on Awareness and Use of Mobile Apps Among Older Adults for Instrumental Activities of Daily Living: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Shashidhara,

Raghavendra,

P Kundapur

et al. 2024

JMIR Res Protoc

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Background Instrumental activities of daily living (iADLs) are crucial for older adults to live independently. Health care and technological advancements will increase the older adult population and life expectancy globally. Difficulties with iADLs impact older adults’ quality of life. Mobile apps can assist older adults, but many require help due to limited awareness. Lack of awareness is a barrier to app use. Existing literature mainly covers health care and app design, needing more focus on iADL apps for older adults. Objective The study objectives encompass 2 main aspects: first, to evaluate the awareness, use, and factors influencing the use of apps among older adults for iADLs; and second, to create and assess the effectiveness of a gerontechnology empowerment program (GEP) for older adults on the awareness and use of apps for iADLs. Methods This research uses a quantitative approach divided into 2 distinct phases. In phase 1, we conduct a descriptive survey to assess the level of awareness and use of mobile apps for iADLs and identify the factors that influence the use of such apps among older adults. To ensure clarity and comprehension among participants, we provide them with a subject information sheet in both Kannada and English. The data collected during this phase enable us to gain insights into awareness levels, use patterns, and factors that shape older adults’ use of apps for iADLs. The results serve as the foundation for designing the GEP. In phase 2, a cluster randomization method will be used to select older adults aged 60 to 75 years in Udupi district, Karnataka, India, who are active smartphone users. These participants will be divided into 2 groups: the experimental and the control groups. The experimental group will join the GEP. The sample size for phase 1 is 554, and phase 2 is 50. To assess the effectiveness of this program, we will measure the outcomes before and after its implementation using the same assessment tools used in phase 1. Results This study is funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research (Adhoc/193/2022/SBHSR on November 18, 2022). Phase 1 data collection is expected to be completed by November 2023, and phase 2 is scheduled to commence in the upcoming months. Phase 1 and 2 findings will be analyzed and discussed in the main paper, which we intend to submit to a high-quality peer-reviewed journal for publication. The research protocol, informed consent forms, and associated documentation received approval from institutional ethics committees (214/2020). Conclusions Upon the successful testing of the GEP, it can be recommended that welfare departments encourage older adults to use mobile apps for iADLs and establish training programs to provide support to older adults in using these apps. Trial Registration Clinical Trials Registry - India CTRI/2020/09/027977; https://ctri.nic.in/Clinicaltrials/pmaindet2.php?EncHid=NDUxMzM=&Enc=&userName=027977 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/53587

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Effectiveness of Gerontechnology Empowerment Program on Awareness and Use of Mobile Apps Among Older Adults for Instrumental Activities of Daily Living: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Shashidhara,

Raghavendra,

P Kundapur

et al. 2024

JMIR Res Protoc

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“…Research shows that older adults use their smartphones in different ways. Mobile services on smartphones can help these people improve their communication with their family and friends, enrich their personal interests, and check various health-related information (Subramanyam et al, 2019).…”

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Geriatrik Bireylerde Akıllı Telefon Bağımlılığı ile Yalnızlığın İlişkisi

Dalaylı¹

2023

Yeni Medya Araştırmaları: Dil, İmaj, Fenomenler, Teknoloji, Dezenformasyon

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Yaşlılık döneminde fiziki olarak yalnız kalan kimseler hem psikolojik hem de fiziksel sağlık açısında problem yaşayabilirler. Konuyla ilgili yapılan araştırmalar yaş ilerledikçe yalnızlığın arttığını göstermektedir (Pinquart ve Sorensen, 2001; Hawkley ve Cacioppo, 2010). Dolayısıyla yaşlı bireylerin yalnız kaldıkları dönemleri değerlendirmek için çeşitli aktivitelerle uğraşmak istemeleri kaçınılmazdır. Dijitalleşmenin yaşamın her alanında görülmeye başlaması ve akıllı cihaz kullanımının artışının da özellikle yalnız kalan bireyler arasında daha yaygın olduğu düşünülmektedir. Bu araştırmada da geriatrik bir diğer ifadeyle yaşlı bireylerde akıllı telefon bağımlılığı ile yalnızlık arasındaki ilişkinin araştırılması amaçlanmaktadır. Akıllı telefon aracılığıyla 8 yaşlı bireyle hem sosyal medya ortamı olan Instagram hem de telefon sohbet uygulaması olan WhatsApp’ta görüşmeler yapılmıştır. Aynı zamanda bu kişiler ile WhatsApp ve Instagram hesaplarında arkadaş olunup 30 gün boyunca profilleri de ayrıntılı olarak incelenmiştir. Cinsiyete bağlı analiz yapabilmek için 4 birey erkek ve 4 birey kadın olarak seçilmiştir. Aynı zamanda bu görüşmeler belli periyodlar aracılığıyla yapılmış olup aynı zamanda akıllı telefonlarında geçirdikleri zaman aralıkları da saptanmaya çalışılmıştır.

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“…This can only be achieved on a large scale based on low-cost validated devices to measure postural stability outside the laboratory. The omnipresence of smartphones with embedded inertial measurement units (IMUs) and the quickly increasing adoption of smartphones by older adults provide such opportunity [7].…”

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Validation of a smartphone embedded inertial measurement unit for measuring postural stability in older adults

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Background. Identifying older adults with increased fall risk due to poor postural control on a large scale is only possible through omnipresent and low cost measuring devices such as the inertial measurement units (IMU) embedded in smartphones. However, the correlation between smartphone measures of postural stability and state-of-the-art force plate measures has never been assessed in a large sample allowing us to take into account age as a covariate.Research question. How reliably can postural stability be measured with a smartphone embedded IMU in comparison to a force plate? Methods. We assessed balance in 97 adults aged 50 to 90 years in four different conditions (eyes open, eyes closed, semi-tandem and dual-task) in the anterio-posterior and medio-lateral directions. We used six different parameters (root mean square and average absolute value of COP displacement, velocity and acceleration) for the force plate and two different parameters (root mean square and average absolute value of COM acceleration) for the smartphone.Results. Test-retest reliability was smaller for the smartphone than for the force plate (intra class correlation) but both devices could equally well detect differences between conditions (similar Cohen's d). Parameters from the smartphone and the force plate, with age regressed out, were moderately correlated (robust correlation coefficients of around 0.5).Significance. This study comprehensively documents test-retest reliability and effect sizes for stability measures obtained with a force plate and smartphone as well as correlations between force plate and smartphone measures based on a large sample of older adults. Our large sample size allowed us to reliably determine the strength of the correlations between force plate and smartphone measures. The most important practical implication of our results is that more repetitions or longer trials are required when using a smartphone instead of a force plate to assess balance.

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Mobile phone use in the elderly: Boon or bane?

Cited by 13 publications

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Effectiveness of Gerontechnology Empowerment Program on Awareness and Use of Mobile Apps Among Older Adults for Instrumental Activities of Daily Living: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Effectiveness of Gerontechnology Empowerment Program on Awareness and Use of Mobile Apps Among Older Adults for Instrumental Activities of Daily Living: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Geriatrik Bireylerde Akıllı Telefon Bağımlılığı ile Yalnızlığın İlişkisi

Validation of a smartphone embedded inertial measurement unit for measuring postural stability in older adults

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