RT Journal Article
T1 Older adults and ICT adoption: Analysis of the use and attitudes toward computers in elderly Spanish people
A1 Menéndez Álvarez-Dardet, Susana
A1 Lorence Lara, Bárbara
A1 Pérez Padilla, Javier
AB Contemporary research on older people Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) adoption underlines conducting studies with objective (frequency and type of use) and also subjective (perceived barriers, associated usefulness…) data, and from a multivariate approach.  In the current study the use of and the personal experience with ICT, with special reference to personal computer (PC), are analysed in a sample of 212 community-dwelling Spanish adults aged 60 or older. Participants completed a structured questionnaire about a) perceived barriers, frequency and type of use, associated usefulness, and sense of control with respect to three ICT devices (smartphone, PC, and tablet) ; and b) attitudes toward PC, assessed (from a multidimensional approach) by the Spanish version of the Computer Attitude Scale.  Two multivariate statistical techniques were used to detect profiles of older people related to PC adoption, and to identify the specific attitudinal dimensions that influence members belonging to these profiles. Descriptive statistics show a certain digital divide related to age, but also a relevant heterogeneity in ICT adoption. Multivariate analyses reveal three types of older adult-PC users, and underline usefulness and behavioral attitudinal components as key factors for promoting a more active PC adoption by older people.
PB Elsevier
SN 0747-5632
SN 1873-7692 (electrónio)
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23403
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23403
LA eng
NO Menéndez, S., Lorence, B., & Pérez-Padilla, J. (2020). Older adults and ICT adoption: Analysis of the use and attitudes toward computers in elderly Spanish people. Computers in Human Behavior, 110, 106377. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106377.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 1 jun 2026