Older Adults Perceptions of Technology and Barriers to Interacting with Tablet Computers: A Focus Group Study

Older Adults Perceptions of Technology and Barriers to Interacting with Tablet Computers: A Focus Group Study Eleftheria Vaportzis Maria Giatsi Clausen Alan J. Gow

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Older Adults Perceptions of Technology and Barriers to Interacting with Tablet Computers: A Focus Group Study 2017 Frontiers in Psychology 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01687 vaportzis2017-older-adults-perceptions-of-techno vaportzis2017-older-adults-perceptions-of-techno.txt, the project's staged copy 60de0ad3bdd3e8c951bff1ff4ad26dea24043c30 cc-by information-systems

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0 spans located by searching the stored text for the quote's exact words, allowing any whitespace between them what eighteen older adults with no tablet experience say about tablets and technology, in three focus groups Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. what older adults perceive as the advantages, disadvantages and barriers of interacting with tablets Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. a thematic account in which eagerness to adopt coexists with low confidence, and instruction rather than motivation is the reported obstacle Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. existence Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. slower adoption of new technology by older adults Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. interpretive interpretive Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. mechanisms BENEFIT OUTWEIGHS COST RATHER THAN COST DETERRING: technology acceptance in older adults tracks the perceived benefit more than the perceived price, which the paper reads through diffusion of innovations - adoption follows a clear benefit being visible Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. mechanisms EAGERNESS AND LOW CONFIDENCE COEXIST: most participants wanted to adopt the technology and the majority simultaneously doubted their own ability to use it, so the obstacle reported is instruction rather than motivation Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. mechanisms A CATEGORY CONFUSION UNDERNEATH THE BARRIERS: participants were unaware of the differences between device types, so 'technology' is being evaluated as one undifferentiated thing Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. The sample is small and the paper says larger studies are needed before the findings generalise Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. RESPONSE BIAS IN A FOCUS GROUP IS NAMED BY THE AUTHORS: the enthusiasm reported should be read with caution because of the setting in which it was expressed Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. SELECTION BIAS WAS NOT ACTIVELY PREVENTED - stated in those words - and is argued against afterwards from the data rather than designed out Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. Participants were naive tablet users by design, so the findings do not speak for experienced users Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. Recruitment was by snowball sampling in one city, which the paper reports and does not treat as a limitation Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. one third of participants reported being undecided or unlikely to use a tablet in future, offered as evidence that the sample was not only enthusiasts eliminates: selection bias toward people already interested in tablets · outcome (stated by the tagger, no quotation): partial Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. thematic analysis thematic analysis Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. qualitative design qualitative design Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. focus groups focus groups Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. older adults older adults Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. tablet computers tablet computers Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. barriers barriers Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. technology acceptance technology acceptance Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. diffusion of innovations diffusion of innovations Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. response bias response bias Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. selection bias selection bias Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. snowball principle snowball principle Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. portable computer portable computer Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. Tablets Tablets Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. touch-based interface touch-based interface Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. computer self-efficacy computer self-efficacy Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. computer anxiety computer anxiety Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. cognitive deficits cognitive deficits Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. low self-efficacy low self-efficacy Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. ability to use technology ability to use technology Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. direct experience with computers direct experience with computers Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. more positive attitudes more positive attitudes Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. community-based computer and internet training program community-based computer and internet training program Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. computer and internet skill computer and internet skill Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. Selection Optimization Compensation (SOC) Theory Selection Optimization Compensation (SOC) Theory Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. selection selection Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. optimization optimization Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. compensation compensation Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. Adult Learning Theory Adult Learning Theory Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. tablet refinement tablet refinement Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. acceptance and adoption of tablets acceptance and adoption of tablets Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. young-old young-old Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. barriers - IN THIS STUDY A PARTICIPANT-REPORTED CATEGORY, not a measured obstacle: what people said stopped them, grouped by thematic analysis - lack of instruction, lack of confidence, health, cost Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. cost - A BARRIER ONLY FOR THE EXPERIENCED. The paper notices that only participants with prior computer experience raised it, and offers the reading that inexperience means not knowing what the devices cost Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. Tablet computers - portable computers with a touchscreen Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. Technology adoption - associated with cognition, computer self-efficacy and anxiety; higher anxiety predicts lower use Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. portable computer - the class to which the paper assigns tablet computers Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. Tablets - portable touchscreen computers with less operating-system complexity Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. touch-based interface - the interface tablets comprise and that the paper associates with reduced complexity Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. computer self-efficacy - one variable associated with technology adoption among older adults Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. computer anxiety - an adoption correlate whose higher values predicted lower technology use Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. cognitive deficits - an age-associated factor reported to reduce ability to use technology Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. low self-efficacy - an age-associated factor reported to reduce ability to use technology Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. ability to use technology - the technology-use capacity reduced by cognitive deficits and low self-efficacy Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. direct experience with computers - hands-on computer experience reported to produce more positive attitudes Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. more positive attitudes - the attitude outcome reported after direct computer experience Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. community-based computer and internet training program - a community intervention for older adults' computer and internet learning Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. computer and internet skill - the capability that the evaluated training program can increase Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. Selection Optimization Compensation (SOC) Theory - a life-management theory built from selection, optimization, and compensation Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. selection - goals in the SOC account Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. optimization - goal-related means used to achieve desired goals in the SOC account Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. compensation - reaction to loss in goal-related means that maintains success or desired goals Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. Adult Learning Theory - the account in which adults participate in planning/evaluating instruction and experience grounds learning Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. tablet refinement - device improvement informed by older adults' reported needs Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. acceptance and adoption of tablets - the older-adult outcome whose potential the paper says refinement can increase Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. young-old - the 65-75-year age band used to restrict the study sample Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. thematic analysis —part-of→ qualitative design thematic analysis qualitative design strength of the relation: 1 Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. tablet computers —is-a→ portable computer tablet computers portable computer the relation itself is separately evidenced · strength of the relation: 1 · note: The paper gives an unhedged class definition: tablet computers are a type of portable computer. Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. touch-based interface —part-of→ Tablets touch-based interface Tablets the relation itself is separately evidenced · strength of the relation: 1 · note: The paper unhedgedly says tablets comprise a touch-based interface. Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. cognitive deficits —causes→ ability to use technology cognitive deficits ability to use technology direction on the measure: reduces · the relation itself is separately evidenced · strength of the relation: 1 · note: The cited study reports a significant reduction without an epistemic hedge. · the relation stated: cognitive deficits and low self-efficacy associated with older age significantly reduced participants' ability to use technology Audit 2026-09-28: DOUBTFUL - read against its full span and kept, but attributed: the span reports Alvseike and Brønnick (2012). Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. low self-efficacy —causes→ ability to use technology low self-efficacy ability to use technology direction on the measure: reduces · the relation itself is separately evidenced · strength of the relation: 1 · note: The cited study reports a significant reduction without an epistemic hedge. · the relation stated: cognitive deficits and low self-efficacy associated with older age significantly reduced participants' ability to use technology Audit 2026-09-28: DOUBTFUL - read against its full span and kept, but attributed: the span reports Alvseike and Brønnick (2012). Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. direct experience with computers —causes→ more positive attitudes direct experience with computers more positive attitudes direction on the measure: increases · the relation itself is separately evidenced · strength of the relation: 1 · note: The paper reports that direct experience resulted in more positive attitudes. Audit 2026-09-28: DOUBTFUL - read against its full span and kept, but attributed: the span reports 'an earlier study'. Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. community-based computer and internet training program —causes→ computer and internet skill community-based computer and internet training program computer and internet skill direction on the measure: increases · the relation itself is separately evidenced · strength of the relation: 0.7 · note: The cited evaluation concludes the program 'can be effective' in increasing skill; weight 0.7 preserves the modal language. Audit 2026-09-28: DOUBTFUL - read against its full span and kept, but attributed: the span reports an evaluation that concluded the program CAN be effective. Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution. tablet refinement —causes→ acceptance and adoption of tablets tablet refinement acceptance and adoption of tablets direction on the measure: increases · the relation itself is separately evidenced · strength of the relation: 0.7 · note: The paper says its findings 'may be used' for refinement, thereby increasing adoption potential; weight 0.7 preserves that projected use. Audit 2026-09-28: DOUBTFUL - read against its full span and kept, but the span says the findings MAY inform refinement, increasing the POTENTIAL for adoption; hedged. Quotation withheld because this record is not cleared for redistribution.

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