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Factors Predicting Decisions About Technology Adoption Among Older Adults

Author(s) -

Ronald W. Berkowsky,

Joseph Sharit,

Sara J. Czaja

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

innovation in aging

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2399-5300

DOI - 10.1093/geroni/igy002

Subject(s) - psychology , perception , the internet , focus group , emerging technologies , quality of life (healthcare) , applied psychology , gerontology , marketing , medicine , computer science , business , neuroscience , artificial intelligence , world wide web , psychotherapist

Findings indicate that various stakeholders in technology adoption among older adults must be cognizant of a technology's functionality and complexity as well as the characteristics and abilities of older adults. However, certain factors such as perceptions about the value of the technology and potential impact on QoL are also critically important to decisions regarding technology adoption among older people.

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