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Older adults perceptions, experiences and anxieties with emerging technologies
Author(s)Don Cameron, Ruth Marquis, Beverley Webster
Journal titleAustralasian Journal on Ageing, vol 20.3, supplement 2, September 2001
Pagespp 50-56
KeywordsInformation technology ; Technology ; Attitude ; Australia.
AnnotationThe Technology and Older People Study (TOPS) is a project researching older Australians' use of or resistance to technology, and jointly funded by Australia's Department of Communication, Information Technology and the Arts, and Curtin University of Technology. Research has been conducted by the Occupational Therapy Centre of Western Australia (OTRCWA), supported by the Council on Ageing. This article gives an overview of issues such as barriers to access to information technology, before outlining the project's results. It finds that the older Australians participating in the study appreciate the benefits of technology, but there are major obstacles, namely cost, lack of experience, and lack of access. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-020321207 A
ClassmarkUVB: Y9: DP: 7YA

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