Elderly and their barriers to accepting and learning to use technology
A scoping review
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19558156 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Najmi Najiha Mohd Zaid (0000-0002-7296-9991, University of Selangor), Nahdatul Akma Ahmad (0000-0002-1079-6116, Universiti Teknologi MARA), Muhammad Fairuz Abd Rauf (0000-0003-1006-7754, University of Selangor), Azaliza Zainal (0000-0002-1135-6868, University of Selangor), Fariza Hanis Abdul Razak (0000-0002-3235-882X, Universiti Teknologi MARA), Tengku Shahrom Tengku Shahdan (0000-0002-4593-3264, Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah International Islamic University), Lim Seong Pek (0000-0002-0322-7572, University of Selangor) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-17 |
| Publication date | 2023-02-13 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Masyarakat Kebudayaan dan Politik (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2086-7050 • E-ISSN: 2528-6013 |
| Publisher | Universitas Airlangga (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.20473/mkp.v36i12023.1-17 |
| OpenAlex | W4321352061 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 39 |
As the rate of technology development is concurrently increasing with the number of elderly people, it is necessary for people to be digitally literate and be able to use technology to its full capacity. However, research has found that the digital divide is still happening within the community, as not everyone has fully accepted technology in their daily life routines. With the aim of identifying barriers and challenges of elderly learning technology, and mitigating efforts used by past researchers to cater to the barriers, a scoping review following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guideline was conducted, and 19 eligible articles have identified having low self-confidence, lack of knowledge, cognitive and physical limitations, as well as psychological and socioeconomic challenges as the common barriers associated with elderly learning. Recognizing what the elders can and cannot do, alongside having intervention programs that promote digital inclusion, could be taken as measures to mitigate the barriers faced by the elders in learning to use technology
Guideline · Knowledge management · Medical education · Computer Science · Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Technology Adoption and User Behaviour · Technology Use by Older Adults · Gerontology
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Scoping studies
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |