Technology use by rural and urban oldest old.

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  • Author(s): Calvert JF Jr;Calvert JF Jr; Kaye J; Leahy M; Hexem K; Carlson N
  • Source:
    Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine [Technol Health Care] 2009; Vol. 17 (1), pp. 1-11.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: IOS Press Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 9314590 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0928-7329 (Print) Linking ISSN: 09287329 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Technol Health Care Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Amsterdam : IOS Press
      Original Publication: Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, c1993-
    • Subject Terms:
      Activities of Daily Living*; Health Services for the Aged/*statistics & numerical data ; Technology/*statistics & numerical data; Aged, 80 and over ; Analysis of Variance ; Cohort Studies ; Cost-Benefit Analysis ; Electrical Equipment and Supplies/statistics & numerical data ; Female ; Health Services for the Aged/economics ; Humans ; Male ; Monitoring, Ambulatory/economics ; Monitoring, Ambulatory/statistics & numerical data ; Monitoring, Ambulatory/trends ; Quality of Life ; Rural Health ; Technology/trends ; Telecommunications/statistics & numerical data ; Urban Health
    • Abstract:
      Objectives: Technologies designed to optimally maintain older people as they age in their desired places of residence are proliferating. An important step in designing and deploying such technologies is to determine the current use and familiarity with technology in general among older people. The goal of this study was to determine the extent that community-dwelling elderly at highest risk of losing independence, the oldest old, use common electronic devices found in residential urban or rural settings.
      Methods: We surveyed 306 nondemented elderly age 85 or over; 144 were part of a rural aging study, the Klamath Exceptional Aging Project, and 181 were from an urban aging cohort in Portland.
      Results: The most frequently used devices were televisions, microwave ovens, and answering machines. Persons with mild cognitive impairment were less likely to use all devices than those with no impairment. Higher socioeconomic status and education were associated with use of more complicated devices. Urban respondents were more likely than rural ones to use most devices.
      Conclusion: Technology use by very old community-dwelling elderly is common. There are significant differences in use between rural and urban elderly.
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    • Grant Information:
      P30 AG024978 United States AG NIA NIH HHS; P30 AG024978-02 United States AG NIA NIH HHS; P30 AG008017 United States AG NIA NIH HHS; P30 AG008017-16 United States AG NIA NIH HHS; AG08017 United States AG NIA NIH HHS; AG024978 United States AG NIA NIH HHS
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20090530 Date Completed: 20090714 Latest Revision: 20211020
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      PMC2830255
    • Accession Number:
      10.3233/THC-2009-0527
    • Accession Number:
      19478400