Mobile Phone Use by the Elderly: Relationship between Usability, Social Activity, and the Environment
| Autor: | Marianela Luzardo-Briceño, Cristhian Pérez-Villalobos, Bélgica Pacheco-Blanco, Juan Carlos Briede-Westermeyer |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Geography
Planning and Development Applied psychology Usability 09.- Desarrollar infraestructuras resilientes promover la industrialización inclusiva y sostenible y fomentar la innovación TJ807-830 Sample (statistics) social activity 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law Environment TD194-195 01 natural sciences elderly Renewable energy sources 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Elderly Elderly people GE1-350 030212 general & internal medicine Product (category theory) Social activity PROYECTOS DE INGENIERIA 0105 earth and related environmental sciences mobile phone Environmental effects of industries and plants Point (typography) Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Building and Construction Environmental sciences usability 12.- Garantizar las pautas de consumo y de producción sostenibles Mobile phone Correlation analysis business Psychology environment |
| Zdroj: | RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia instname Sustainability Volume 12 Issue 7 Sustainability, Vol 12, Iss 2690, p 2690 (2020) |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su12072690 |
| Popis: | [EN] Mobile phones have caused diverging opinions regarding the change in communication patterns and the isolation among young people. However, in the case of the elderly, there are positive ef ects related to their use, their social activity, and their environmental awareness. This study connects these three variables beginning with the mobile telephone use by the elderly. A sample of 399 self-reliant elderly people was interviewed in Chile, where 159 had mobile phones. They answered the Usefulness, Satisfaction and Ease of Use Questionnaire (USE) and a series of questions about the environment and social life developed from previous studies. The results were analyzed using a multiple correspondence and correlation analysis. A high correlation between the three variables was found. Hence, a higher usability of mobile phones was associated with higher social activity and a higher environmental concern. These results showed that a design approach for the elderly could increase satisfaction regarding the use of a product and, as a result, improve communication with their social setting. From an environmental point of view, an indirect relationship was seen between the selection, use, and expectations of the end of life of the products. This research was funded by CONICYT FONDECYT grant number 1171037. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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