Patterns of Technology Use Among Older Adults With and Without Disabilities
Patterns of Technology Use Among Older Adults With and Without Disabilities
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DOI：
10.1093/geront/gnt166
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发表时间：
2015-06-01
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影响因子：
5.7
通讯作者：
Patel, Kushang V.
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作者：
Gell, Nancy M.;Rosenberg, Dori E.;Patel, Kushang V.
研究目的：本研究的目的是描述65岁及以上的成年人，特别是那些残疾和活动限制症状和importations.Design和方法：从2011年全国健康和老龄化趋势研究，一个具有全国代表性的样本社区居住的医疗保险受益人（N = 7，609）的数据使用技术的流行进行了分析。分析包括技术的使用（使用电子邮件/短信和互联网）的社会人口和健康特征和患病率的技术使用的残疾status.Results：40%的老年人使用电子邮件或短信和42.7%使用互联网。高科技使用率与年轻、男性、白色种族、高教育水平和已婚相关（所有p值
Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study was to describe prevalence of technology use among adults ages 65 and older, particularly for those with disability and activity-limiting symptoms and impairments.Design and Methods: Data from the 2011 National Health and Aging Trends Study, a nationally representative sample of community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries (N = 7,609), were analyzed. Analysis consisted of technology use (use of e-mail/text messages and the internet) by sociodemographic and health characteristics and prevalence ratios for technology usage by disability status.Results: Forty percent of older adults used e-mail or text messaging and 42.7% used the internet. Higher prevalence of technology use was associated with younger age, male sex, white race, higher education level, and being married (all p values