The meaning and value of digital technology adoption for older adults with sight loss: A mixed methods study.
BACKGROUND: Sight loss adversely affects older adults' (> 65 years) ability to complete daily activities. Digital technology can support functional performance but literature focusing on its use by older people with sight loss is limited. OBJECTIVE: To explore the meaning of digital technology, incl...
| Publicado en: | Technology & Disability Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 177 - 185 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2019
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=135825068&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 135825068 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10554181 3QS jtl: Technology & Disability issn: 10554181 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2019 vid: 30 iid: 4 pid: 344 pub: Sage Publications Inc. place: Thousand Oaks, California artinfo: ui: 135825068 135825068 135825068 10.3233/TAD-180205 135825068 ppf: 177 ppct: 8 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: The meaning and value of digital technology adoption for older adults with sight loss: A mixed methods study. aug: au: Fisher, Katherine Easton, Katherine affil: School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK sug: subj: Information Technology Utilization Vision Disorders Psychosocial Factors Human Focus Groups Thematic Analysis Questionnaires Multimethod Studies Portable Equipment Information Technology Economics Access to Information Reliability User-Computer Interface Qualitative Studies Quantitative Studies Purposive Sample Snowball Sample Convenience Sample Conceptual Framework Descriptive Statistics Aged Aged, 80 and Over Computers and Computerization Cellular Phone Computers, Hand-Held Computers, Portable Computer Literacy Aged: 65+ years Aged, 80 & over ab: BACKGROUND: Sight loss adversely affects older adults' (> 65 years) ability to complete daily activities. Digital technology can support functional performance but literature focusing on its use by older people with sight loss is limited. OBJECTIVE: To explore the meaning of digital technology, including factors influencing its adoption, from the perspectives of older adults with sight loss. METHOD: In-depth data was generated via a focus group (n = 4) and analysed using thematic analysis. In addition, a questionnaire survey (n = 30) increased breadth of knowledge regarding digital device adoption. RESULTS: Following thematic analysis, digital technology was equated with complexity. Portable, easy-to-use technology and devices enabling meaningful outcomes were favoured. Barriers to adoption included: high cost, lack of accessible information, unreliability and constantly changing products. Conversely, resource exchange and an interest in technology facilitated acceptance. Physical properties, user interface, accessibility and practical experience concurrently hindered and supported device use. Survey results indicate that most non-digital adopters were > 80 years old, and commonly cited reasons were 'lack of interest' and 'too difficult to use'. CONCLUSION: Older adults with sight loss may be at particular risk of deeming digital technology to be inaccessible. Family and/or peer influence and experimenting with a device could challenge negative preconceptions. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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