TY - JOUR
T1 - Technology use by older adults in the Netherlands and its associations with demographics and health outcomes
AU - Vorrink, Sigrid N W
AU - Antonietti, Angelo M G E F
AU - Kort, Helianthe S M
AU - Troosters, Thierry
AU - Zanen, Pieter
AU - Lammers, Jan-Willem J
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
©, Published with license by Taylor & Francis. © 2017 Sigrid N. W. Vorrink, Angelo M. G. E. F. Antonietti, Helianthe S. M. Kort, Thierry Troosters, Pieter Zanen, and Jan-Willem J. Lammers.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Information and communications technology (ICT) has the potential to contribute to the quality of life of older adults. The aim of this study was to analyze the use of a broad array of ICT devices and services among Dutch older adults and to determine whether demographics and health outcomes are associated with this use. A questionnaire was dispensed among a group of Dutch older adults (≥65 years). A univariate analysis of covariance was used to analyse results. Two hundred ninety-one subjects filled out the questionnaire. Reported use of newer technologies was lower compared with older technologies. Increased age (p = 0.048, Confidence Interval [CI]: -0.73: -0.004), lower degree of education (p = 0.008, CI: -59.64: -5.59), birthplace outside of Europe (p = 0.024, CI: -21.99: -0.73), lower income (p = 0.005, CI: -46.44:25.38), less arthrosis of the hands (p = 0.042, CI: -1.38:21.11), and a lower physical functioning (p = 0.008, CI: 1.43:9.41) resulted in a lower ICT use score with an adjusted R2 of 0.311. Older adults are slower to adapt to newer technologies. It appears it is not the degree of physical restrictions, but rather the degree of adaptability to these restrictions that influence the use of ICT.
AB - Information and communications technology (ICT) has the potential to contribute to the quality of life of older adults. The aim of this study was to analyze the use of a broad array of ICT devices and services among Dutch older adults and to determine whether demographics and health outcomes are associated with this use. A questionnaire was dispensed among a group of Dutch older adults (≥65 years). A univariate analysis of covariance was used to analyse results. Two hundred ninety-one subjects filled out the questionnaire. Reported use of newer technologies was lower compared with older technologies. Increased age (p = 0.048, Confidence Interval [CI]: -0.73: -0.004), lower degree of education (p = 0.008, CI: -59.64: -5.59), birthplace outside of Europe (p = 0.024, CI: -21.99: -0.73), lower income (p = 0.005, CI: -46.44:25.38), less arthrosis of the hands (p = 0.042, CI: -1.38:21.11), and a lower physical functioning (p = 0.008, CI: 1.43:9.41) resulted in a lower ICT use score with an adjusted R2 of 0.311. Older adults are slower to adapt to newer technologies. It appears it is not the degree of physical restrictions, but rather the degree of adaptability to these restrictions that influence the use of ICT.
KW - information technology and telecommunications
KW - older adults
KW - universal design
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U2 - 10.1080/10400435.2016.1219885
DO - 10.1080/10400435.2016.1219885
M3 - Article
C2 - 27548101
SN - 1040-0435
VL - 29
SP - 188
EP - 196
JO - Assistive technology : the official journal of RESNA
JF - Assistive technology : the official journal of RESNA
IS - 4
ER -