Relationships between ICT use and subjective well-being among the oldest-old in Germany: Findings from the NRW80+ study...International Society for Gerontechnology's (ISG) 12th World Conference of Gerontechnology, October 6-9, 2020 (Virtual)
Purpose The use of information and communication technologies (ICT) can foster interconnected-ness and social inclusion for older adults. In particular, web-connected ICT (e.g., smartphones, tablets) facilitate high levels of interaction and a broad access to digital information and services. (Czaja...
| Publicado en: | Gerontechnology Vol. 19; pp. 98 - 99 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=155639987&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 155639987 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 15691101 904R jtl: Gerontechnology issn: 15691101 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2020 Supplement vid: 19 pid: 54298 pub: International Society for Gerontechnology artinfo: ui: 155639987 155639987 155639987 10.4017/gt.2020.19.s.69702.2 155639987 ppf: 98 ppct: 1 formats: tig: atl: Relationships between ICT use and subjective well-being among the oldest-old in Germany: Findings from the NRW80+ study...International Society for Gerontechnology's (ISG) 12th World Conference of Gerontechnology, October 6-9, 2020 (Virtual) aug: au: Schlomann, A. Seifert, A. Zank, S. Woopen, C. Rietz, C. affil: Heidelberg University, Germany sug: subj: Information Technology Utilization Psychological Well-Being In Old Age Congresses and Conferences Germany Aged Aged: 65+ years ab: Purpose The use of information and communication technologies (ICT) can foster interconnected-ness and social inclusion for older adults. In particular, web-connected ICT (e.g., smartphones, tablets) facilitate high levels of interaction and a broad access to digital information and services. (Czaja et al., 2018). While research has demonstrated positive associations between web-connected ICT use and older adults' well-being (Cotton, 201 7; Hofer et al., 2019), there is limited knowledge for the group of the oldest-old (80+). We analyzed the relationships between ICT use and subjective well-being in this underexplored group. Method Our findings are based on data from the NRW80+ study. NRW80+ is the first representative state-wide survey study on quality of life and subjective well-being of the oldest-old under-taken in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) in Germany (Wagner et al., 2018). Multi-stage sampling was applied with a random sample of individuals aged 80 years and older living in private homes and institutional settings (n = 1863, mean age: 85.61 years, age range: 80-103). We conducted multiple regression analyses to compare different user groups of ICT (non-users, users of non-web-connected ICT, users of web-connected ICT) and analyzed their levels of subjective well-being with a focus on loneliness, anomie, and autonomy. Results and Discussion In total, 25.9% (n = 440) of all individuals aged 80 years and older reported using web-connected ICT, in contrast to 38.5% (n = 653) who do not use ICT at all (see Table 1 for individual characteristics of the groups). ICT use explained a significant amount of variance within the oldest-old's levels of subjective well-being (range of R2: .02.-23). Our results demonstrate that about two thirds of the oldest-old in NRW use ICT in their everyday life and that the use of ICT can have an independent effect on selected domains of well-being. Still, many older adults lag behind in the ownership of web-connected ICT. We argue, that the differences in technology adoption can lead to new inequalities in society and may have a negative impact on the oldest-olds' well-being. Technology training with attention paid to the technological skills and special learning needs of the oldest-old should be offered to over-come technology-induced constraints of subjective well-being. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: abstract proceedings research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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