Profiling older adults for understanding their technology adoption
C. Paul, V. Haaning, D. Bracher, A. G. Oliveira, A. Pinto, L. Spiru
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AbstractPrevious research studies conducted within AAL Programme show light on the intriguing phenomenon of technology adoption through emphasizing the high heterogeneity of older adults in needs, preferences, and expectations, when compared to other younger groups. The decline which comes with ageing, largely varies: a person aged 60 shows a similar state of health as a person aged 70 or even 80. The functional capacity, which factors in the physical, psychological, and social variables is intimately related with the technology adoption, but there is large variance within the age group in relation to the functional capacity (Raed et al, 2023; Bae et al, 2020). Therefore, we need to reiterate two key matters in understanding the relation of older adults with technology. A) Older adults are a very heterogeneous population, way more diverse than the younger cohorts. B) There are transitions between categories as the ageing process means to pass from one category to another, from successfully ageing into normal ageing and/ or pathological ageing, the reverse process being exceptional.Keywords: profiling older adults, passive monitoring, technology acceptability
C. Paul, V. Haaning, D. Bracher, A. G. Oliveira, A. Pinto, L. Spiru (2024). Profiling older adults for understanding their technology adoption. Gerontechnology, 23(2), 1-1
https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2024.23.s.1115.opp