Brain Health: Attitudes towards Technology Adoption in Older Adults
| Autor: | Molly E. Polverento, Courtney M. Goetz, Andrea Wendling, Nadir Abdelrahman, Bengt B. Arnetz, Raza Haque |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Gerontology
medicine.medical_specialty Telemedicine brain health Leadership and Management Population lcsh:Medicine Health Informatics Context (language use) Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Health Information Management medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Cognitive decline education Geriatrics education.field_of_study geriatrics Health Policy lcsh:R Social engagement Focus group innovation technology telemedicine Thematic analysis Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Healthcare, Vol 9, Iss 23, p 23 (2021) Healthcare Volume 9 Issue 1 |
| ISSN: | 2227-9032 |
| Popis: | (1) Background: There is increasing scholarly support for the notion that properly implemented and used, technology can be of substantial benefit for older adults. Use of technology has been associated with improved self-rating of health and fewer chronic conditions. Use of technology such as handheld devices by older adults has the potential to improve engagement and promote cognitive and physical health. However, although, literature suggests some willingness by older adults to use technology, simultaneously there are reports of a more cautious attitude to its adoption. Our objective was to determine the opinions towards information technologies, with special reference to brain health, in healthy older adults either fully retired or still working in some capacity including older adult workers and retired adults living in an independent elderly living community. We were especially interested in further our understanding of factors that may play a role in technology adoption and its relevance to addressing health related issues in this population (2) Methods: Two focus groups were conducted in an inner-city community. Participants were older adults with an interest in their general health and prevention of cognitive decline. They were asked to discuss their perceptions of and preferences for the use of technology. Transcripts were coded for thematic analysis (3) Results: Seven common themes emerged from the focus group interviews: physical health, cognitive health, social engagement, organizing information, desire to learn new technology, advancing technology, and privacy/security and (4) Conclusions: This study suggests that in order to promote the use of technology in older adults, one needs to consider wider contextual issues, not only device design per se, but the older adult&rsquo s rationale for using technology and their socio-ecological context. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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