[HTML][HTML] Potential of augmented reality and virtual reality technologies to promote wellbeing in older adults

LN Lee, MJ Kim, WJ Hwang - Applied sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Older adults face significant loss and limitations in terms of mobility, cognitive ability, and
socialization. By using augmented reality and virtual reality technologies they have the …

[HTML][HTML] Digital engagement of older adults: scoping review

AS Kebede, LL Ozolins, H Holst, K Galvin - Journal of Medical Internet …, 2022 - jmir.org
Background Digital technologies facilitate everyday life, social connectedness, aging at
home, well-being, and dignified care. However, older adults are disproportionately excluded …

A double burden of exclusion? Digital and social exclusion of older adults in times of COVID-19

A Seifert, SR Cotten, B Xie - The Journals of Gerontology: Series …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has excluded older adults from a society based on physical social
contact. Vulnerable populations like older adults also tend to be excluded from digital …

Digital inequalities in time of pandemic: COVID-19 exposure risk profiles and new forms of vulnerability

L Robinson, J Schulz, A Khilnani, H Ono… - First …, 2020 - nrl.northumbria.ac.uk
In this article, we argue that new kinds of risk are emerging with the COVID-19 virus, and that
these risks are unequally distributed. As we expose to view, digital inequalities and social …

The effects of digital inclusion and ICT access on the quality of life: A global perspective

MD Alhassan, IO Adam - Technology in Society, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The role of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) on the quality of life
(QoL) has garnered much research interest recently given the pervasiveness of ICTs in our …

Social support and “playing around” an examination of how older adults acquire digital literacy with tablet computers

HS Tsai, R Shillair, SR Cotten - Journal of Applied …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examines how older adults learn to use tablet computers. Learning to use new
technologies can help older adults to be included in today's digital society. However …

Promoting media literacy among older people: A systematic review

P Rasi, H Vuojärvi, S Rivinen - Adult Education Quarterly, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The aim of this study was to advance understanding of how to foster media literacy among
older people. A systematic review was conducted of 40 empirical studies published between …

The physical–digital divide: Exploring the social gap between digital natives and physical natives

C Ball, J Francis, KT Huang, T Kadylak… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Older adults are the most digitally divided demographic group. The present study explores
how older adults perceive the physical use of information and communication technologies …

What do they like? Communication preferences and patterns of older adults in the United States: The role of technology

S Yuan, SA Hussain, KD Hales… - Educational Gerontology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
With the development of information and communication technologies (ICTs), there are
increasingly more Internet-based communication methods available for older adults besides …

Is it love or loneliness? Exploring the impact of everyday digital technology use on the wellbeing of older adults

C Wilson - Ageing & Society, 2018 - cambridge.org
Loneliness is a prevalent phenomenon within the older adult population. Previous literature
suggests that technology use, specifically internet use, can alleviate loneliness and improve …