Learning to use new technologies by older adults: Perceived difficulties, experimentation behaviour and usability

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1715-1724

  Barnard, Yvonne ^a   Bradley, Mike D ^b   Hodgson, Frances ^a   Lloyd, Ashley D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Older adults; Technology acceptance; Touchscreen tablet; Usability

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION-RELATED TASKS; FACILITATING CONDITIONS; OLDER ADULTS; PERCEIVED DIFFICULTIES; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE; TECHNOLOGY FOR OLDER ADULTS; TRIAL-AND-ERROR METHOD; USABILITY;

TECHNOLOGY; TOUCH SCREENS;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 84875458068     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.02.006     Document Type: Article

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