| Older Adults Talk Technology: Technology Usage and Attitudes. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 20967133 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Older adults (n = 113) participated in focus groups discussing their use of and attitudes about technology in the context of their home, work, and healthcare. Participants reported using a wide variety of technology items, particularly in their homes. Positive attitudes (i.e., likes) outnumbered negative attitudes (i.e., dislikes), suggesting that older adults perceive the benefits of technology use to outweigh the costs of such use. Positive attitudes were most frequently related to how the technology supported activities, enhanced convenience, and contained useful features. Negative attitudes were most frequently associated with technology creating inconveniences, unhelpful features, as well as security and reliability concerns. Given that older adults reported more positive than negative attitudes about the technologies they use, these results contradict stereotypes that older adults are afraid or unwilling to use technology. These findings also highlight the importance of perceived benefits of use and ease of use for models of technology acceptance. Emphasizing the benefits of technology in education and training programs may increase future technology adoption. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Tracy L Mitzner; Julie B Boron; Cara Bailey Fausset; Anne E Adams; Neil Charness; Sara J Czaja; Katinka Dijkstra; Arthur D Fisk; Wendy A Rogers; Joseph Sharit |
Related Documents
:
|
18042953 - The bits and bytes to advanced graduate degree programs. 19066363 - Learning characteristics of veterinary technology students in a distance-education and ... 15869113 - School and county characteristics as predictors of school rates of drug, alcohol, and t... |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Computers in human behavior Volume: 26 ISSN: 0747-5632 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2010-10-22 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 8510313 Medline TA: Comput Human Behav Country: - |
Other Details:
|
Languages: ENG Pagination: 1710-1721 Citation Subset: - |
Affiliation:
|
School of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0170. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
|
| Grant Support | |
ID/Acronym/Agency:
|
P01 AG017211-10//NIA NIH HHS |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: A Micro-fabricated Hydrogen Storage Module with Sub-atmospheric Activation and Durability in Air Exp...
Next Document: Influenza Transmission in Preschools: Modulation by contact landscapes and interventions.