The nature of self-directed learning in older rural adults

Roberson, Donald N.

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“…Self‐directed learning abilities are considered fundamental HL prerequisites, guiding older people in gaining useful knowledge regarding health maintenance or/and management. From the point of view of older individuals, SDL has been documented as the most widely used method (Knowles, ; Roberson, ), low‐cost and available strategy for learning, without being affected by gender, race or class differences (Narushima, Liu, & Diestelkamp, ). From the nurses’ point of view, when educational interventions are needed, taking individuals’ needs and preferences into consideration has become imperative in all healthcare settings, especially among older people (Kim & Utz, ).…”

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“…From the nurses’ point of view, when educational interventions are needed, taking individuals’ needs and preferences into consideration has become imperative in all healthcare settings, especially among older people (Kim & Utz, ). However, despite its relevance, patient education has often been reported as a missed care component by nurses due to various factors (Iden, Ruths, & Hjørleifsson, ; Vryonides et al, ), such as the absence of tools for evaluating SDL abilities (Boulton‐Lewis, ; Roberson, ), which also slows the development of evidence in this field.…”

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“…Self‐directed learning abilities are closely related to lifelong learning and continuous education interventions and allow older people to develop coping and self‐care strategies (Boulton‐Lewis, ). Possessing higher SDL abilities has been recognised as a factor increasing psychophysical well‐being and being capable of preventing premature functional decline among older people (Boulton‐Lewis, ; Boulton‐Lewis, Buys, & Lovie‐Kitchin, ; Roberson, ). Moreover, SDL abilities have been documented differently across individuals, both in degree (from low to high) and with respect to the consequent educational approaches, strategies, methods and preferences (Roberson, ).…”

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“…Possessing higher SDL abilities has been recognised as a factor increasing psychophysical well‐being and being capable of preventing premature functional decline among older people (Boulton‐Lewis, ; Boulton‐Lewis, Buys, & Lovie‐Kitchin, ; Roberson, ). Moreover, SDL abilities have been documented differently across individuals, both in degree (from low to high) and with respect to the consequent educational approaches, strategies, methods and preferences (Roberson, ). However, no data on the uniqueness of SDL abilities among older people have been documented to date, which may also be due to the absence of a specific and valid SDL assessment tool (Roberson, ).…”

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“…Moreover, SDL abilities have been documented differently across individuals, both in degree (from low to high) and with respect to the consequent educational approaches, strategies, methods and preferences (Roberson, ). However, no data on the uniqueness of SDL abilities among older people have been documented to date, which may also be due to the absence of a specific and valid SDL assessment tool (Roberson, ).…”

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Evaluating self‐directed learning abilities as a prerequisite of health literacy among older people: Findings from a validation and a cross‐sectional study

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Paoletti

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Int J Older People Nursing

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Aims and objectives: To validate a tool measuring self-directed learning (SDL) abilities and to determine these abilities among older individuals attending the University of the Third Age.Background: Health literacy (HL) and SDL abilities have been documented as being closely linked to each other and as prerequisites in enhancing self-management competences required by older people to protect their health and to manage health issues. Furthermore, individuals with SDL abilities have been documented to have a full understanding of their health treatment prescriptions, to be able to demonstrate increased compliance and to further develop self-care competences. Design: A validation and a cross-sectional study design.Methods: A consecutive sample of 313 older people (68.7% female) who attended lessons in two Italian Universities of the Third Age and who were willing to participate in the study were enrolled. The Self-Rating Scale of Self-Directed Learning (SRSSDL) validated previously in the healthcare context, was used.Results: At the exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, the SRSSDL in Older people (SRSSDLO) has demonstrated good psychometric properties: the tool is composed by four factors ("Awareness," "Attitudes," "Availability" and "Motivation") and 13 items. According to the findings, the average SDL score was 54.27 ± 6.69 out of 65, and women achieved significantly higher scores compared with men (54.81 ± 6.69 vs.53.08 ± 6.54, p = .033), while participants with a university degree (55.95 ± 6.56) or secondary education (54.75 ± 6.13) had higher scores than those with lower secondary education (50.37 ± 7.34, p = .002). Conclusions:Participants were responsible for their learning processes and were capable of identifying learning needs and goals. They were also internally motivated to develop learning methods and to organise learning activities. However, they were less able to keep up to date with the learning resources available.

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BizGuru 1.0: Design and Development of a Mobile-Based Digital Marketing Guide for Elderly

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Choi

et al. 2023

Engineering Cyber-Physical Systems and Critical Infrastructures

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BizGuru 1.0 is an online learning platform using mobile devices known as mobile-based learning. It is a modernized alternative to acquiring knowledge which is suitable with the current digitalized environment. BizGuru provides learning materials that promote business-related knowledge, focusing on Digital Marketing. However, in this study, the mobile application design will be focusing on the elder's group to cater for their needs. The target users are people aged 60 years old and above, who use an Android smartphone and are interested in gaining new knowledge. The purpose of the proposed application is to help these retired elderlies find an alternative that enables them to gain income at late age to continue supporting their living expenses. With the current pandemic situation and how they are often related to poverty, both circumstances result in the elders having to struggle to survive financially. Therefore, by using BizGuru, the elderlies do not only get to familiarize themselves with modern devices, but also they could look for other alternatives to gain income and avoid poverty which helps to fulfil the 1 st goal of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) on the eradication of poverty issues. Besides, this proposed application also provides learning opportunities for elderlies who have the desire to gain knowledge at late age which can help fulfil the 4 th goal of SDG which is promoting life-long learning opportunities for all.

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The nature of self-directed learning in older rural adults

Cited by 12 publications

References 25 publications

Evaluating self‐directed learning abilities as a prerequisite of health literacy among older people: Findings from a validation and a cross‐sectional study

Evaluating self‐directed learning abilities as a prerequisite of health literacy among older people: Findings from a validation and a cross‐sectional study

BizGuru 1.0: Design and Development of a Mobile-Based Digital Marketing Guide for Elderly

Creative chaos: learning from the Yugoslavian war

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