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Design and management features of everyday technology that challenge older adults
- Authors:
- PATOMELLA Ann-Helen, KOTTORP Anders, NYGARD Louise
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 76(9), 2013, pp.390-398.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The management of everyday technologies could present too difficult a challenge for older adults with cognitive impairments, leading to their exclusion from participation. This study aims to identify and describe features that make everyday technologies more or less difficult for older adults, whether with or without cognitive difficulties. (Edited publisher abstract)
Learning and using technology in intertwined processes: a study of people with mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s disease
- Authors:
- ROSENBERG Lena, NYGARD Louise
- Journal article citation:
- Dementia: the International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 13(5), 2014, pp.662-677.
- Publisher:
- Sage
People with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease are likely to be challenged by the multitude of everyday technology in today’s society. The aim of this study was to explore how they try to prohibit, avoid or solve problems in everyday technology use, maintain skills, and learn to use new technology. To explore how the participants applied and reasoned about using everyday technology in real-life situations interviews were conducted while the participants used their own technology in their homes. Interviews were conducted with 20 participants with mild cognitive impairment (n = 10) or Alzheimer’s disease (n = 10). The analyses were inspired from grounded theory and resulted in one core category and three sub-categories that represent sub-processes in the core. The core finding presents a continuous, intertwined process of learning and using everyday technology, highlighting how the context was interwoven in the processes. The participants used a rich variety of management strategies when approaching technology, including communication with the everyday technologies on different levels. The findings underscore that it is important to support continued use of everyday technology as long as it is valued and relevant to the person with mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s disease. The intertwined process of learning and using everyday technology suggests how support could target different sub-processes. (Publisher abstract)
Using a screening tool to evaluate potential use of e-health services for older people with and without cognitive impairment
- Authors:
- MALINOWSKY Camilla, NYGARD Louise, KOTTORP Anders
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 18(3), 2014, pp.340-345.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Objectives: E-health services are increasingly offered to provide clients with information and a link to healthcare services. The aim of this study is to investigate the perceived access to and the potential to use technologies important for e-health services among older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild Alzheimer's disease (AD) and controls. Method: The perceived access to and perception of difficulty in the use of everyday technology (such as cell phones, coffee machines, computers) was investigated in a sample of older adults (n = 118) comprising three subsamples: adults with MCI (n = 37), with mild AD (n = 37), and controls (n = 44) using the Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire (ETUQ). The use of seven technologies important for e-health services was specifically examined for each subsample and compared between the subsamples. Results: The findings demonstrated that the older adults in all subsamples perceive access to e-health technologies and potentially would use them competently in several e-health services. However, among persons with AD a lower proportion of perceived access to the technology was described, as well as for persons with MCI. Conclusion: To make the benefits of e-health services available and used by all clients, it is important to consider access to the technology required in e-health services and also to support the clients’ capabilities to understand and use the technologies. Also, the potential use of the ETUQ to explore the perceived access to and competence in using e-health technologies is a vital issue in the use of e-health services (Publisher abstract)