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To synthesize the personal, social, and physical factors that influence how older adults perceive and adopt technology to support aging in place.

June 4, 2015GerontologyOpen Access

Older Adults' Reasons for Using Technology while Aging in Place

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SPSebastiaan Theodorus Michaël PeekTilburg University KLKatrien LuijkxTilburg University MRM. D. RijnaardFontys University of Applied Sciences

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Conceptual analysis uncovers psychological and environmental drivers of technology use in older adults, highlighting pathways to support aging in place.

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To synthesize the personal, social, and physical factors that influence how older adults perceive and adopt technology to support aging in place.
Constructed a conceptual framework integrating psychological attitudes and contextual environments related to technology use.
Technology adoption among older individuals is fundamentally anchored in their unique personal, social, and physical contexts.
The proposed conceptual model identifies key contextual and psychological variables necessary to inform interventions aimed at facilitating independent living.

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Peek et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d8e6ee13e0539d74bedf14 https://doi.org/10.1159/000430949

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Conceptual analysis uncovers psychological and environmental drivers of technology use in older adults, highlighting pathways to support aging in place.

Older Adults' Reasons for Using Technology while Aging in Place

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Older Adults' Reasons for Using Technology while Aging in Place

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