The use of ICT devices by older people with a special focus on their type and respondents’ age: A Czech case study
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62690094%3A18450%2F17%3A50013566" target="_blank" >RIV/62690094:18450/17:50013566 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03601277.2017.1386351" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03601277.2017.1386351</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03601277.2017.1386351" target="_blank" >10.1080/03601277.2017.1386351</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The use of ICT devices by older people with a special focus on their type and respondents’ age: A Czech case study
Original language description
The recent demographic trends show a rapid increase of aging population, especially in developed countries. Therefore, there is an urgent need to look for the opportunities of maintaining the quality of life of this aging population. One of the solutions seems to be the use of information and communication technology (ICT) devices, which can promote autonomy of older people by facilitating the execution of many routine activities such as shopping or communication. The purpose of this study is to explore the use of ICT devices among older people in the Czech Republic with respect to their type and respondents’ age. The methods include a questionnaire survey, as well as statistical processing of data collection. The results indicate that present seniors are becoming more digitally literate, especially in the use of mobile phones. However, the use of the technological devices then dramatically drops at the age of 75 years. In addition, the results indicate that future research should focus on the use of mobile phones, respectively smartphones, and its effectiveness on the improvement of quality of life of older generation groups.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2017
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Educational gerontology
ISSN
0360-1277
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
43
Issue of the periodical within the volume
12
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
9
Pages from-to
641-649
UT code for WoS article
000418681700006
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85031899420