Older peoples’ attitudes toward technology (TechPH), digital ageism and assistive technology devices
J. Berner, A. Moraes Dallora, P. Anderberg, J. Sanmartin Berglund
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AbstractEurope has called attention to the importance of e-inclusion of older adults (McLean, 2011). Society indicates that the developers, websites and devices are causing age bias in technology. This affects living independently, the values of ethical principles associated with an older person, and digital ageism: which is age-related bias in artificial intelligence systems (AI) (Chu et al., 2022). AI is promising in healthcare. Robots are becoming an emotional friend to the older adult, especially in people with mild dementia (Abdollahi et al., 2022); however, when ageist attitudes are underlying the technology, the effects of the advancement need to be reconsidered. If older adults are not able to follow because of a negative view of the process of aging, it becomes a problem for sustainable and successful aging (Lythreatis et al., 2022). Older adults use internet services and assistive technology devices differently depending on their regions. Compared to Italy, Swedish older adults display a positive attitude toward information communication technology ICT devices (Zambianchi et al., 2019). A Dutch study indicated in 2019 that there was a significant difference in older adults who started using the Internet (11.6%) compared to those who stopped (3.1%) (Berner et al., 2019). This research investigates the association between digital ageism (measured by digital social participation (DSP), age, cognitive function, gender, health), technology anxiety and enthusiasm, and assistive technology devices during 2019- 2021. The assistive technology device we will investigate in this study is the adoption of a service designed for online health consultations.Keywords: assistive technology devices, digital ageism, successful aging, technology anxiety, technology enthusiasm
J. Berner, A. Moraes Dallora, P. Anderberg, J. Sanmartin Berglund (2022). Older peoples’ attitudes toward technology (TechPH), digital ageism and assistive technology devices. Gerontechnology, 21(s),1-1
https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2022.21.s.558.opp3