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ArticleJMIR aging2022

Exploring Older Adults' Adoption and Use of a Tablet Computer During COVID-19: Longitudinal Qualitative Study.

Sunyoung Kim, Willow Yao, Xiaotong Du

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Article in JMIR aging, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sunyoung KimSchool of Communication and Information, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0680-7345
Willow YaoSchool of Communication and Information, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1872-6075
Xiaotong DuSchool of Communication and Information, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9716-6653
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAs mobile computing technology evolves, such as smartphones and tablet computers, it increasingly offers features that may be particularly beneficial to older adults. However, the digital divide exists, and many older adults have been shown to have difficulty using these devices. The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified how much older adults need but are excluded from having access to technologies to meet essential daily needs and overcome physical distancing restrictions.

objectiveThis study sought to understand how older adults who had never used a tablet computer learn to use it, what they want to use it for, and what barriers they experience as they continue to use it during social isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

methodsWe conducted a series of semistructured interviews with eight people aged 65 years and older for 16 weeks, investigating older novice users' adoption and use of a tablet computer during the nationwide lockdown due to COVID-19.

resultsParticipants were gradually yet successfully accustomed to using a tablet computer to serve various daily needs, including entertainment, social connectedness, and information-seeking. However, this success was not achieved through developing sufficient digital skills but rather by applying the methods they were already familiar with in its operation, such as taking and referring to instruction notes.

conclusionsOur findings imply that older adults without digital literacy can still benefit from a digital device for quality of later life if proper traditional methods they are already familiar with are offered in its use.

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COVID-19longitudinal studymental modelolder adultstablet computertechnology acceptance

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PMCPMC8906838
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