"There's Not Enough Knowledge Out There": Examining Older Adults' Perceptions of Digital Technology Use and Digital Inclusion Classes
"There's Not Enough Knowledge Out There": Examining Older Adults' Perceptions of Digital Technology Use and Digital Inclusion Classes
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DOI：
10.1177/0733464817737621
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发表时间：
2019-08-01
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3
通讯作者：
Gardner, Sarah E.
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作者：
Betts, Lucy R.;Hill, Rowena;Gardner, Sarah E.
用定性的方法考察了老年人对数字技术的定义，以及数字包容会议的经验。17名老年人(年龄在54岁到85岁之间)参加了两个焦点小组，每个小组持续大约90分钟，以探索老年人如何在他们的生活经验中理解技术。解释性现象学分析产生了两个主题：对知识的渴望和数字技术会议的愿望清单。另一项单独的内容分析是为了确定老年人认为什么是数字技术。这项分析显示，老年人最常将数字技术定义为计算机和电话。研究结果支持这样的结论，即这群老年人，其中一些是“成功的用户”，对数字技术有广泛的知识，有兴趣获得更多技能，并希望通过个性化的一对一学习课程获得知识。
Older adults' definitions of digital technology, and experiences of digital inclusion sessions, were examined using qualitative approaches. Seventeen older adults (aged between 54 and 85 years) participated in two focus groups that each lasted approximately 90 min to explore how older adults understood technology within their lived experience. Interpretative phenomenological analysis yielded two main themes: thirst for knowledge and a wish list for digital technology sessions. A separate content analysis was performed to identify what technology older adults identified as digital technology. This analysis revealed that the older adults most frequently defined digital technology as computers and telephones. The findings support the conclusions that this group of older adults, some of whom were "successful users," have a wide knowledge of digital technology, are interested in gaining more skills, and desire knowledge acquisition through personalized one-to-one learning sessions.