Paper Info
Title
Opinions and use of mobile information technology among older people in northern finland - preliminary results of a population based study.
Abstract
Older peopleu0027s usage of mobile devices is increasing. This study is part of the GASEL project and seeks to increase the understanding of the use of mobile information technology and opinions towards it. Opinions are compared between genders and age groups. The population based data were collected by conducting a questionnaire survey. A random sample of 1,500 adults 65 years of age or older was obtained from the Finnish Population Register Centre. The number of respondents was 918 with a response rate of 61.2%. About one fifth (n=169) had used a tablet computer and approximately one third (n=226) had used a mobile phone with a touch screen in the past 12 months without encountering major difficulties. The respondents had mostly thought that using the devices would not be easy. They had also thought that the usage would not be too expensive for them. Men and younger old people held more positive opinions towards these new technologies. Older people are slower in adapting and accepting new technologies and this should be taken into account when designing services, applications and content, as these technologies have the potential to enrichen the lives of this specific population group.
Year
Venue
Field
2016
ASIST
Population,Gerontology,Response rate (survey),Information technology,Psychology,Emerging technologies,Mobile device,Mobile phone,Information society,Questionnaire,Multimedia
DocType
Citations 
PageRank 
Conference
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Heidi P. K. Enwald1126.64
Maarit Kangas263.66
Niina Keränen361.86
Raija Korpelainen4144.24
Isto Huvila515223.24
Timo Jämsä601.35