Interviews with digital seniors: ICT use in the context of everyday life

A Quan-Haase, K Martin, K Schreurs - … , Communication & Society, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The literature on the digital divide suggests that seniors continue to lag behind in access to
the Internet, digital skills, and engagement in various online activities. Much of the research …

[HTML][HTML] Problematizing the digital literacy paradox in the context of older adults' ICT use: Aging, media discourse, and self-determination

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 …

Falling off the bandwagon? Exploring the challenges to sustained digital engagement by older people

L Damodaran, CW Olphert, J Sandhu - Gerontology, 2014 - karger.com
Objectives: This study examines older people's use of information and communication
technologies (ICTs) and identifies the factors which can prevent or promote their sustained …

Narrowing the age‐based digital divide: Developing digital capability through social activities

Y Zhao, T Zhang, RK Dasgupta… - Information Systems …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Healthcare information technologies (HIT) have shown great potential for improving the
effectiveness and quality of healthcare services. However, the inequal ability of older adults …

The physical–digital divide: Exploring the social gap between digital natives and physical natives

C Ball, J Francis, KT Huang, T Kadylak… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Older adults are the most digitally divided demographic group. The present study explores
how older adults perceive the physical use of information and communication technologies …

The divide within: Older active ICT users position themselves against different 'Others'

M Kania-Lundholm, S Torres - Journal of aging studies, 2015 - Elsevier
Although research into older people's internet usage patterns is rapidly growing, their
understandings of digital technologies, particularly in relation to how these are informed by …

Digital inclusion of older adults during COVID-19: Lessons from a case study of older adults technology services (OATS)

J Weil, T Kamber, A Glazebrook, M Giorgi… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Older adults' relationship to information and communications technology (ICT) is often
discussed in terms of the digital divide or technology gap. Older persons, those 65 years of …

“There's not enough knowledge out there”: Examining older adults' perceptions of digital technology use and digital inclusion classes

LR Betts, R Hill, SE Gardner - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Older adults' definitions of digital technology, and experiences of digital inclusion sessions,
were examined using qualitative approaches. Seventeen older adults (aged between 54 …

Exploring heterogeneous ICT use among older adults: The warm experts' perspective

R Hänninen, S Taipale, R Luostari - New media & society, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
In this article, we (1) examine the various forms of support required by older users (75+) of
digital technology and (2) provide a concrete, everyday life rationale for why warm experts …

The information aged: A qualitative study of older adults' use of information and communications technology

N Selwyn - Journal of Aging studies, 2004 - Elsevier
Although it is widely perceived that older adults should be making more use of information
and communications technology (ICT), academic studies in this area have been limited …