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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY USAGE AMONG OLDER ADULTS AND LIFE SATISFACTION: POTENTIAL AND BARRIERS, ERGONOMIC APPROACH

YAŞLILARIN BİLGİ TEKNOLOJİLERİ KULLANIMI VE YAŞAM DOYUMU: POTANSİYEL VE ENGELLER, ERGONOMİK YAKLAŞIM

Velittin KALINKARA
İsmail SARI
Pages
1–13
Publication Date
2022-11-06
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Expectations from computers and perceptions that prevent and support acceptance of computers of elderlies included in the study -between the computer users and not the computer users- were found to be significant except for the security (p

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study was conducted on 206 individuals over 60 years of age who are computer usersor not and have at least a high school graduation, to determine the usage of information technology of elderlies in Denizli urban area.
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Key Findings & Data:While expectations from computers are composed of four expressions, perceptions that prevent and support acceptance of computers are consists of five sub-dimensions and 18 statements." Attitude Scale for Technology Use (Cronbach alpha=.754)” and "Life Satisfaction Scale (Cronbach alpha=.855)” were used in the study.
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Conclusion & Impact:Expectations from computers and perceptions that prevent and support acceptance of computers of elderlies included in the study -between the computer users and not the computer users- were found to be significant except for the security (p
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This study was conducted on 206 individuals over 60 years of age who are computer usersor not and have at least a high school graduation, to determine the usage of information technology of elderlies in Denizli urban area. In the study, expectations from computers and perceptions that prevent acceptance of them have been considered in various aspects. While expectations from computers are composed of four expressions, perceptions that prevent and support acceptance of computers are consists of five sub-dimensions and 18 statements." Attitude Scale for Technology Use (Cronbach alpha=.754)” and "Life Satisfaction Scale (Cronbach alpha=.855)” were used in the study. Expectations from computers and perceptions that prevent and support acceptance of computers of elderlies included in the study -between the computer users and not the computer users- were found to be significant except for the security (p

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Yaşlıların bilgi teknolojileri kullanımı ve yaşam doyumunun belirlenmesi amacıylayapılan bu çalışma Denizli kentsel kesimde 60 yaş üzerinde bilgisayar kullanıcısıolan ve olmayan, en az lise mezunu 206 birey üzerinde gerçekleştirilmiştir.Araştırmada bilgisayara yönelik beklentiler ve benimsenmesine engel oluşturanalgılar çeşitli boyutlarıyla ele alınmıştır. Bilgisayara yönelik beklentiler dörtifadeden, benimsenmesine engel oluşturan ve destekleyen algılar beş alt boyut ve18 ifadeden oluşmaktadır. Araştırmada “Teknoloji Kullanımına Yönelik TutumÖlçeği (Cronbach α=.754)” ve “Yaşam Doyumu Ölçeği (Cronbach α=.855)”kullanılmıştır. Araştırma kapsamına alınan yaşlıların bilgisayar kullanımına ilişkinbeklentileri ve benimsenmesine engel oluşturan ve destekleyen algıları -bilgisayarkullanıcısı olanlarla olmayanlar arasında- güvenlik dışında anlamlı (p

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KALINKARA, V., SARI, İ. (2022). INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY USAGE AMONG OLDER ADULTS AND LIFE SATISFACTION: POTENTIAL AND BARRIERS, ERGONOMIC APPROACH. Mühendislik Bilimleri ve Tasarım Dergisi, Cilt: 6 - Sayı: 0, 1–13. https://ajindex.com/articles/653462

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