Use and perception of gerontechnology: differences in a group of Spanish older adults.
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand the profile of use of gerontechnology in Spanish older adults considering their age group (60–70; 71–80 and over 80 years) and to discern whether groups of subjects with similar characteristics can be established to ascertain which factors are behi...
| Publicado en: | Quality in Ageing & Older Adults Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 114 - 129 |
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Emerald Publishing Limited
2022
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