This study examined the feasibility of a novel communication technology to enhance social connectedness among older adults in residential care. Research suggests that technology …
This paper assesses the digital divide between and within the 28 member-states of the European Union. The analysis comprised four socio-demographic contexts: age, education …
Research on digital inequality tends to collapse people above a certain age into one “older adults” category, seemingly assuming that this is one homogeneous group when it comes to …
E Macevičiūtė, TD Wilson - Informing science: the international …, 2018 - epublications.vu.lt
Aim/PurposeThe aim of this paper is to identify the possibilities for reducing the second and third levels of the digital divide (or inequality) through conscious application of digital …
A Quan-Haase, C Williams, M Kicevski… - American …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Although research has demonstrated a grey divide where older adults are less involved and skilled with digital media than younger adults, by treating them as a homogenous group, it …
Abstract The role of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) on the quality of life (QoL) has garnered much research interest recently given the pervasiveness of ICTs in our …
K Schreurs, A Quan-Haase… - Canadian Journal of …, 2017 - cjc.utpjournals.press
Despite evidence of an upward trend in the adoption of information and communication technologies (ICTs), current media discourse suggests that older adults (those 60-plus) lag …
MA Pappas, E Demertzi, Y Papagerasimou… - Social Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Aging is highly correlated with a decline in cognitive abilities. Information and communication technologies are nowadays increasingly used for knowledge acquisition …
Y He, K Li, Y Wang - Technology in Society, 2022 - Elsevier
The digital economy is a pivotal force driving economic development that has profoundly changed the public's way of life. However, less privileged elderly groups may be unable to …