Keeping in Touch: Talking to Older People about Computers and Communication

Autor/inn/en	Dickinson, Anna; Hill, Robin L.
Titel	Keeping in Touch: Talking to Older People about Computers and Communication
Quelle	In: Educational Gerontology, 33 (2007) 8, S.613-630 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1277
DOI	10.1080/03601270701363877
Schlagwörter	Older Adults; Electronic Mail; Telecommunications; Letters (Correspondence); Social Isolation; Computer Attitudes; Computer Interfaces; Computer System Design; Family Relationship; Communication Skills; Computer Mediated Communication; Focus Groups; Interviews; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Älterer Erwachsener; Elektronischer Briefkasten; Telekommunikationstechnik; Brief; Soziale Isolation; Kommunikationsstil; Computerkonferenz; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Ausland; Großbritannien
Abstract	Computer-based communication has tremendous potential to support older adults. But if people are to use such systems autonomously, it is necessary to move beyond current interfaces and systems and develop devices that fit into the environment of the user. Using a Grounded Theory approach, three focus groups were held and, subsequently, 9 older adults (age 70-90) were interviewed about the ways in which they kept in touch with friends and relatives. Outcomes included dependence on the telephone as a way of communicating. There is also a specific, supporting role for e-mail, which was used with younger family members or those living abroad to enrich communication with brief, informal messages. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10