Older Adults' Reasons for Using Technology while Aging in Place
Older Adults' Reasons for Using Technology while Aging in Place
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DOI：
10.1159/000430949
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发表时间：
2016-01-01
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影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Wouters, Eveline J. M.
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作者：
Peek, Sebastiaan T. M.;Luijkx, Katrien G.;Wouters, Eveline J. M.
背景：大多数老年人更喜欢在原地养老，支持老年人留在自己的家中和社区也受到政策制定者的青睐。科技可以在保持独立、活跃和健康方面发挥作用。然而，老年人对科技的使用差异很大。先前的研究表明，目前的技术接受模型缺少针对社区居住的老年人的基本预测因素。此外，在特定的老龄化背景下进行的原位研究很少，而需要这种类型的研究来更好地了解社区居住的老年人如何以及为什么使用技术。目的：探讨影响就地老龄化老年人各类科技产品使用水平的因素，并用综合模型对这些因素进行描述。方法：采用定性探索性实地研究，对53名居住在荷兰社区的68-95岁老年人进行家访。有目的的抽样包括不同的健康状况，生活安排和技术经验水平的参与者。在每次家访期间：(1)收集参与者的慢性疾病、重大生活事件、虚弱、认知功能、主观健康、拥有和使用技术的背景信息；(2)就技术使用水平的原因进行半结构化访谈。这项研究旨在包括各种类型的技术，这些技术可以支持日常生活活动、个人健康或安全、移动、通信、体育活动、个人发展和休闲活动。访谈笔录的分析采用主题分析。结果：在原地老龄化背景下，技术使用水平受六个主要主题的影响：独立生活领域的挑战；行为选项;个人对技术使用的看法；社会网络的影响；组织的影响，以及物理环境的作用。结论：老年人对技术的感知和使用嵌入到他们的个人、社会和身体环境中。认识到这些心理和环境因素是必要的，以便通过使用技术来促进老化。提出了一个涵盖这些因素的概念模型。(C) 2015 S. Karger AG，巴塞尔
Background: Most older adults prefer to age in place, and supporting older adults to remain in their own homes and communities is also favored by policy makers. Technology can play a role in staying independent, active and healthy. However, the use of technology varies considerably among older adults. Previous research indicates that current models of technology acceptance are missing essential predictors specific to community-dwelling older adults. Furthermore, in situ research within the specific context of aging in place is scarce, while this type of research is needed to better understand how and why community-dwelling older adults are using technology. Objective: To explore which factors influence the level of use of various types of technology by older adults who are aging in place and to describe these factors in a comprehensive model. Methods: A qualitative explorative field study was set up, involving home visits to 53 community-dwelling older adults, aged 68-95, living in the Netherlands. Purposive sampling was used to include participants with different health statuses, living arrangements, and levels of technology experience. During each home visit: (1) background information on the participants' chronic conditions, major life events, frailty, cognitive functioning, subjective health, ownership and use of technology was gathered, and (2) a semistructured interview was conducted regarding reasons for the level of use of technology. The study was designed to include various types of technology that could support activities of daily living, personal health or safety, mobility, communication, physical activity, personal development, and leisure activities. Thematic analysis was employed to analyze interview transcripts. Results: The level of technology use in the context of aging in place is influenced by six major themes: challenges in the domain of independent living; behavioral options; personal thoughts on technology use; influence of the social network; influence of organizations, and the role of the physical environment. Conclusion: Older adults' perceptions and use of technology are embedded in their personal, social, and physical context. Awareness of these psychological and contextual factors is needed in order to facilitate aging in place through the use of technology. A conceptual model covering these factors is presented. (C) 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel