Understanding the use and non-use of social communication technologies by older adults: A qualitative test and extension of the UTAUT model.
Technology has the ability to foster social engagement, but a sizable divide exists between older and younger adults in the use of social communication technologies. The goal of the current study was to gain a better understanding of older adults' perspectives on social communication technologies, i...
| Publicado en: | Gerontechnology Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 70 - 89 |
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International Society for Gerontechnology
2019
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