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Older people and their use of mobile devices: issues, purpose and context

Today, the use of mobile devices has increased tremendously in all aspects of daily life. It has also provided older people with better means of communication, which allows them to connect with their family and social groups. However, they face challenges in using mobile devices due to their age-rel...

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Main Authors: Abd Malik, Sofianiza, Azuddin, Muna, Abdullah, Lili Marziana, Mahmud, Murni
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
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Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2014
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T173.2 Technological change
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/40192/4/ICT4M_2014_Prog_Book.pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.401922017-09-27T03:38:52Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/40192/ Older people and their use of mobile devices: issues, purpose and context Abd Malik, Sofianiza Azuddin, Muna Abdullah, Lili Marziana Mahmud, Murni T173.2 Technological change Today, the use of mobile devices has increased tremendously in all aspects of daily life. It has also provided older people with better means of communication, which allows them to connect with their family and social groups. However, they face challenges in using mobile devices due to their age-related physical limitations and unfamiliarity of various mobile device designs. This preliminary study was conducted to understand the older people’s experiences in using mobile devices and their applications, in which a survey and a discussion had been carried out among the older users. Findings indicated that older people were aware of its technological benefits, but they faced issues related to the variety of mobile device designs and also motivational factors that prevented them from fully utilising the devices. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2014-11 Conference or Workshop Item REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/40192/4/ICT4M_2014_Prog_Book.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/40192/6/40192_Older%20people%20and%20their%20use%20of%20mobile%20devices.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/40192/7/40192_Older%20people%20and%20their%20use%20of%20mobile%20devices_SCOPUS.pdf Abd Malik, Sofianiza and Azuddin, Muna and Abdullah, Lili Marziana and Mahmud, Murni (2014) Older people and their use of mobile devices: issues, purpose and context. In: 5th International Conference on Information & Communication Technology for The Muslim World (ICT4M 2014), 17-19 November 2014, Kuching, Sarawak. (Unpublished) http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7020610/ 10.1109/ICT4M.2014.7020610
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topic T173.2 Technological change
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Abd Malik, Sofianiza
Azuddin, Muna
Abdullah, Lili Marziana
Mahmud, Murni
Older people and their use of mobile devices: issues, purpose and context
description Today, the use of mobile devices has increased tremendously in all aspects of daily life. It has also provided older people with better means of communication, which allows them to connect with their family and social groups. However, they face challenges in using mobile devices due to their age-related physical limitations and unfamiliarity of various mobile device designs. This preliminary study was conducted to understand the older people’s experiences in using mobile devices and their applications, in which a survey and a discussion had been carried out among the older users. Findings indicated that older people were aware of its technological benefits, but they faced issues related to the variety of mobile device designs and also motivational factors that prevented them from fully utilising the devices.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Abd Malik, Sofianiza
Azuddin, Muna
Abdullah, Lili Marziana
Mahmud, Murni
author_facet Abd Malik, Sofianiza
Azuddin, Muna
Abdullah, Lili Marziana
Mahmud, Murni
author_sort Abd Malik, Sofianiza
title Older people and their use of mobile devices: issues, purpose and context
title_short Older people and their use of mobile devices: issues, purpose and context
title_full Older people and their use of mobile devices: issues, purpose and context
title_fullStr Older people and their use of mobile devices: issues, purpose and context
title_full_unstemmed Older people and their use of mobile devices: issues, purpose and context
title_sort older people and their use of mobile devices: issues, purpose and context
publisher Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
publishDate 2014
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/40192/4/ICT4M_2014_Prog_Book.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/40192/6/40192_Older%20people%20and%20their%20use%20of%20mobile%20devices.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/40192/7/40192_Older%20people%20and%20their%20use%20of%20mobile%20devices_SCOPUS.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/40192/
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