Assistive Technology and Mobile ICT Usage Among Oldest-Old Cohorts: Comparison of the Oldest-Old in Private Homes and in Long-Term Care Facilities.
- Schlomann A Network Aging Research, Heidelberg University, Germany.
- Seifert A Division of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work, University of Fribourg, Switzerland.
- Zank S Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Science, Chair of Rehabilitative Gerontology, University of Cologne, Germany.
- Rietz C Mixed Methods Research, Heidelberg University of Education, Germany.
- 2020-03-14
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- Research on aging. - 2020
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This study examines technology adoption among oldest-old cohorts (80+) in private homes and long-term care facilities and analyzes relationships between individual characteristics, the living environment, and different kinds of assistive technologies (AT) and information and communication technologies (ICT). The data analysis is based on a representative survey of the oldest-old group's quality of life and well-being in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (N = 1,863; age range: 80-103; 12.7% long-term care). Descriptive and multiple binary logistic regression analyses were conducted. Fewer than 3% of people in long-term care used internet-connected ICT devices. AT and ICT device adoption is associated with the living environment and individual characteristics (e.g., functional health, chronological age, education, and technology interest), and different patterns of ICT and AT use can be observed. These results indicate that individual characteristics and the living environment are both decisive in the use of technology among the oldest-old group.
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- DOI 10.1177/0164027520911286
- PMID 32167019
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- https://folia.unifr.ch/global/documents/54360
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