ArticleJournal of medical Internet research2017
Use of Information and Communication Technologies Among Older People With and Without Frailty: A Population-Based Survey.
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- ICT technologies as new promising tools for the managing of frailty: a systematic review.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2021Pooled it
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- Empowering Older Adults Through Values-Informed Solutions for Technology Adoption: Protocol for a Feasibility and Acceptability Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Person-environment interaction processes in frailty: a scoping review.The Gerontologist · 2026Article
- Influencing factors of continuance intention of medical applications for the elderly.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Relationship between mobile phone use and multidimensional frailty: evidence from UK Biobank.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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- Inertial sensor-based gait classification for frailty status in older adults: A cross-sectional study.Computational and structural biotechnology journal · 2025Article
- A Real-Time Web-Based Intervention with a Multicomponent Group-Based Program for Older Adults: Single-Arm Feasibility Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Internet use and frailty in middle-aged and older adults: findings from developed and developing countries.Globalization and health · 2024Article
- Thanks for hearing me: key elements of primary care according to older patients.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2024Article
- Association between Internet Use and Locomotive Syndrome, Frailty, and Sarcopenia among Community-Dwelling Older Japanese Adults.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2024Article
- Smartphone App Designed to Collect Health Information in Older Adults: Usability Study.JMIR human factors · 2024Article
- The association of technology acceptance and physical activity on frailty in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic period.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2023Article
- Access to Information and Communication Technology, Digital Skills, and Perceived Well-Being among Older Adults in Hong Kong.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Rehabilitation for People with Respiratory Disease and Frailty: An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report.Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundUse of information and communication technologies (ICT) among seniors is increasing; however, studies on the use of ICT by seniors at the highest risk of health impairment are lacking. Frail and prefrail seniors are a group that would likely benefit from preventive nutrition and exercise interventions, both of which can take advantage of ICT.
objectiveThe objective of the study was to quantify the differences in ICT use, attitudes, and reasons for nonuse among physically frail, prefrail, and nonfrail home-dwelling seniors.
methodsThis was a population-based questionnaire study on people aged 65-98 years living in Northern Finland. A total of 794 eligible individuals responded out of a contacted random sample of 1500.
resultsIn this study, 29.8% (237/794) of the respondents were classified as frail or prefrail. The ICT use of frail persons was lower than that of the nonfrail ones. In multivariable logistic regression analysis, age and education level were associated with both the use of Internet and advanced mobile ICT such as smartphones or tablets. Controlling for age and education, frailty or prefrailty was independently related to the nonuse of advanced mobile ICT (odds ratio, OR=0.61, P=.01), and frailty with use of the Internet (OR=0.45, P=.03). The frail or prefrail ICT nonusers also held the most negative opinions on the usefulness or usability of mobile ICT. When opinion variables were included in the model, frailty status remained a significant predictor of ICT use.
conclusionsPhysical frailty status is associated with older peoples' ICT use independent of age, education, and opinions on ICT use. This should be taken into consideration when designing preventive and assistive technologies and interventions for older people at risk of health impairment.
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