Anticipated needs and worries about maintaining independence of rural/remote older adults: Opportunities for technology development in the context of the double digital divide.
Understanding user needs is fundamental to the development of useful technology. Rural/ remote older adults are vulnerable due to restricted access to local supports and services and are, therefore, the quintessential end-users for assistive technology development. A sample of 337 older adults (M =...
| Publicado en: | Gerontechnology Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 126 - 139 |
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International Society for Gerontechnology
2018
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