Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume 18, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18062847
Keywords
engagement; older adults; technology; empirical studies
Funding
- Graduate Assistant Support Program (GASP) at UNCC
- Department of Software and Information Systems at UNCC
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The study uses two commercial technological interventions to understand technology-related perceptions and behaviors of older adults, presenting five case studies to identify key factors that influence the initial engagement with interactive technology for older adults.
Smart environments and the use of interactive technology has the potential to improve the quality of life for the senior community as well as to support the connections among the senior community and the world outside their community. In addition to the increasing number of studies in the field of aging and technologies, research is needed to understand the practical issues of user focus, adoption, and engagement for older adults to accept interactive technologies in their lives. In this study, we use two commercial technological interventions (uDraw and GrandPad) to understand technology-related perceptions and behaviors of older adults. We present five case studies that emerge from empirical observations of initial engagement with technology through research methods such as focus group discussions, in-depth interviews, observations, and diary studies. The contributions of this study are identification of the key factors that influence the initial engagement with interactive technology for older adults.
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