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| Introducing computers to frail residents of homes for the aged | | Author(s) | Moshe Sherer |
| Journal title | Educational Gerontology, vol 23, no 4, June 1997 |
| Pages | pp 345-358 |
| Keywords | Residents [care homes] ; Nursing homes ; Day centres ; Information technology ; Computers ; Social surveys ; Israel. |
| Annotation | This paper presents the results of a half-year study of the use of a number of computerised tools by residents of a nursing home and day care centre for elderly people in Israel. Results indicate that residents were eager to learn and to use the new tools. Physical disabilities apart, the subjects experienced no special problems in using regular software. Men used the computer for longer periods than women, but gender differences were not very large, and may have been the result of the kind of software used. The preferred software in terms of length of use was word processing. Both research and control group members improved their attitudes towards the computer on the computer attitude scale (Nickell and Pinto, 1968). The characteristics of computerised tools and their utilisation are indicated. Guidelines for planning for and using computerised tools in other settings for older people are discussed. |
| Accession Number | CPA-971030234 A |
| Classmark | KX: LHB: NMC: UVB: 3O: 3F: 7H6 |
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