A study on the acceptance of website interaction aids by older adults
| Autor: | Renata Pontin de Mattos Fortes, Cibele M. Russo, André Pimenta Freire, Silvana Maria Affonso de Lara |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Gerontology
Web interaction Computer Networks and Communications media_common.quotation_subject ESTATÍSTICA APLICADA 02 engineering and technology World Wide Web Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Argument Perception 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering medicine Web application 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Set (psychology) 050107 human factors media_common Universal usability business.industry 05 social sciences 020207 software engineering Usability medicine.disease Human-Computer Interaction ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDSOCIETY business Psychology Software Information Systems |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Institucional da USP (Biblioteca Digital da Produção Intelectual) Universidade de São Paulo (USP) instacron:USP |
| ISSN: | 1615-5297 1615-5289 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10209-015-0419-y |
| Popis: | The goal of the present work is to investigate the potential acceptance of a set of web interaction aids by older adults, in order to help them overcome difficulties associated with ageing and help them continue using the web as a source of information, communication and services. This paper presents a survey with older adults concerning their perceptions about a set of web interaction aids defined after a field observation study, a study with questionnaires and user tests of web applications. The survey involved 313 participants, of which about 44 % were older adults and elderly users. The results showed that the use of aids to support the interaction of older adults with the web promotes improvements in the interaction of older adults and younger users alike, which supports the argument for enhanced universal usability. Finally, it was possible to diagnose barriers that still remain and which aids had best acceptance by older adults. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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