Author ORCID Identifier
Anitha Saravanan: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4585-5577
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Geriatric Nursing
Abstract
Background
Older adults are becoming more accepting and interested in using digital technologies, but difficulties and barriers remain for accessing reliable health-related information. The purpose of this focused pilot intervention study was to: (1) understand older adults’ firsthand experiences and challenges while using smart tablets post-COVID-19 pandemic, and (2) gather suggestions for age-appropriate training materials, preference of training materials, and resources to access reliable online health information.
Methods
A focused pilot intervention study that involved training older adults to use smart tablets followed by focus group of a convenience sample of 13 older adults (65–85 years old; 91.6% female) on their experiences of using smart tablets.
Results
Thematic analysis revealed three themes: tablets are convenient to access online information and older adults reported technical, security concerns, emotional and cognitive challenges regarding use of smart tablets. Older adults also requested one-on-one support, assistance, and topic specific learning for future training sessions.
Conclusions
Future studies should focus on providing detailed, clear instructions at an acceptable pace for older adults.
DOI
doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2024.02.010
Publication Date
3-2024
Recommended Citation
Saravanan A, Shade M, Liu Y, Olayeni B, Sanders S, Johnson R, Booker S, Starkweather A. Training to use smart tablets to access reliable online health information in older adults' post-pandemic: A focused pilot intervention study. Geriatr Nurs. 2024 Mar-Apr;56:204-211. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2024.02.010.
Original Citation
Saravanan A, Shade M, Liu Y, Olayeni B, Sanders S, Johnson R, Booker S, Starkweather A. Training to use smart tablets to access reliable online health information in older adults' post-pandemic: A focused pilot intervention study. Geriatr Nurs. 2024 Mar-Apr;56:204-211. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2024.02.010.
Department
School of Nursing
Comments
© 2024. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Elsevier in Geriatric Nursing in Mar-Apr, 2024, available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2024.02.010.