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Exploring the Use of Technology for Active Aging and Thriving

Abstract

The study explores how older adults with limited digital experience become users of tablet computers (iPad) with Internet access, and how the tablet computers become part of their daily life facilitating active aging and thriving. Volunteer adolescents were mobilised to teach and follow up the participants regularly.
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Category

Academic article

Client

  • Regional research fund Hovedstaden / 217609/ 97231

Language

English

Author(s)

  • Tone Øderud
  • Elisabeth Østensen
  • Edith Roth Gjevjon
  • Anne Moen

Affiliation

  • SINTEF Digital / Health Research
  • University of Oslo
  • Lovisenberg Diaconal University College

Year

2017

Published in

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

ISSN

0926-9630

Publisher

IOS Press

Volume

242

Page(s)

224 - 232

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