Supporting Senior Citizens Using the Internet in China
Supporting Senior Citizens Using the Internet in China
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DOI：
10.1142/s1793206807000269
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2007-03
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Wei Zhou;T. Yasuda;S. Yokoi
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作者：
Wei Zhou;T. Yasuda;S. Yokoi
中国已成为世界第二大互联网使用国，但50岁以上人群的使用率极低，不到3.5%。虽然有许多关于互联网支持方法的研究，但它们侧重于对儿童和工作成年人的支持，而不是对老年人的支持。本文首先调查了老年人使用互联网的焦虑和需求，以及他们经常面临的困难和障碍。其次，为了缓解他们的焦虑和满足他们的需求，我们提出了一个系统称为高级互联网支持和学习环境。最后，我们展示了系统的可用性。本研究的意义是有价值的：它基于中国的国情，并突出了中国与国外研究相比所面临的差异。此外，拟议的环境可以使互联网开发商更好地了解当地老年人在互联网方面的情况，并为进一步实施缩小中国数字鸿沟的发展阶段提供一个框架。
China has become the second largest Internet-using country in the world, but the percentage of use by those aged above 50 is extremely low, at less than 3.5%. Although there have been many studies conducted on Internet support methods, they have focused on support for children and working adults, not for the elderly. In this paper, we first investigate senior citizens' anxiety and needs to use the Internet as well as difficulties and obstacles they often face. Next, to ease their anxieties and satisfy their needs, we propose a system called the Senior Internet Support & Learning Environment. Finally, we demonstrate the system's usability. The implications of the study are valuable: it is based on the conditions of China and highlights the differences faced in China in comparison to overseas studies. Moreover, the proposed environment can provide Internet developers with a better understanding of the situation of local senior citizens with respect to the Internet, as well as a framework for further implementing the development phase for narrowing the digital divide in China.