Older adults' perceptions of digital technologies in Finland and Ireland

We argue that if age-related aspects are not properly taken into account, digitalization of services will increase ageism and inequality in access to public ...

By Jari Pirhonen, Luciana Lolich, Katariina Tuominen, Outi Jolanki and Virpi Timonen; Abstract: This article examines how older adults use ...

Older adults' perceptions of digital technologies in Finland and in ...

In contrast, Ireland is both demographically younger and less digitalised society. Drawing on focus group discussions on the usage of digital technologies, ...

Description of the Finnish and the Irish data - ResearchGate

This article examines how older adults use and perceive digital technologies in Finland and Ireland. These two countries are at different stages regarding ...

Older people's attitudes towards emerging technologies

... older people's needs” – Older adults' perceptions of digital technologies in Finland and Ireland. Technology in Society 62: 101287. 55 ...

Keeping up with the times in Ireland: Older adults bridging the age ...

In 2021, data on Internet usage for those aged 75 years and older in Ireland indicated that almost half of this cohort (46%) had never ...

Older Adults' Perceptions of Digital Cultural Tourism in 'Super-Aged ...

The findings illustrate that differences do exist, and that Finnish older adults are found to be more open to technology-use in the context of digital cultural ...

Internet perceptions among older adults in Sweden - Frontiers

Results: Analyses point to decreasing support for the internet with increasing age - also within the group of 66 to 85 years old. There are ...

Perceived benefits of digital health and social services among older ...

Although older adults are increasingly using technology, previous literature indicates that they typically have lower access to and usage of ...

Barriers to and Facilitators of Older People's Engagement With Web ...

“These devices have not been made for older people's needs” – older adults' perceptions of digital technologies in Finland and Ireland.

Digital participation in service environments among senior electricity ...

Research to date suggests that older adults engage with digital technologies less frequently than young adults. Studies typically focus on chronological age ...

Old-Age Digital Exclusion as a Policy Challenge in Estonia and ...

By 2024, it is predicted that there will be an internet usage rate of 97.5% in Finland (Statista 2018). In Estonia, the objective is to increase ...

Digital Engagement of Older Adults: Scoping Review

Background: Digital technologies facilitate everyday life, social connectedness, aging at home, well-being, and dignified care.

Non-use of Digital Services Among Older Adults During the Second ...

The present study included 1524 respondents (response rate 68.2%, 56.6% female) aged between 70 and 100. The analyses were conducted with ...

Digital ageing in Europe: a comparative analysis of Italian, Finnish ...

This demographic challenge of increasing numbers of persons older than 80 years with care needs living in remote rural areas has become a major ...

Older adults experiencing and balancing the ambivalences of ...

... older adults and how older adults aim ... been made for older people's needs” – Older adults' perceptions of digital technologies in Finland and Ireland.

Digital transformation of everyday lives of older Swiss adults

Younger participants, participants with higher positive attitudes toward digital services, and participants who reported an interest in ...

A comparative study to elucidate factors explaining willingness to ...

Older adults' perceptions of technologies ... technologies for older adults ... Technology in the home care of older people: views from Finland and ...

Perceptions of older people in Ireland and Australia about the use of ...

With an ageing population and increasing health-care costs, information and communication technologies (ICT) will have a potential role in ...

Non-use of Digital Services Among Older Adults During the Second ...

... older adults' perceptions of digital technologies in Finland and Ireland. ... digital repertoires – older adults managing digital services. Inf. Commun ...