Surfing the net in 50+ adults in Taiwan: Change in level and purpose of Internet use in Taiwan 2004-2012...9th World Conference of the International Society for Gerontechnology (ISG), June 18-21, 2014, Taipei, Taiwan.
Purpose Web-based services have the potential to improve quality of life for older adults in a variety of ways; however, a digital divide hampers the potential for older adults to engage effectively with online services1. The digital divide is not only a matter of age and education, but may also be...
| Publicado en: | Gerontechnology Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 190 - 191 |
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