Mobile phone adoption: Do existing models adequately capture the actual usage of older adults?

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 67-74

  Gelderblom, Helene ^a   Van Dyk, Tobie ^a   Van Biljon, Judy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

elderly; mobile phone adoption; technology adoption; technology adoption models

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION MODEL; ADOPTION PATTERNS; ELDERLY; MOBILE PHONE USAGES; MOBILE TECHNOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE DATA; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION MODELS;

CELLULAR TELEPHONES; COMPUTER SCIENCE; ENGINEERS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH; SURVEYS; TELEPHONE SETS;

MOBILE PHONES;

EID: 84885208742     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1899503.1899511     Document Type: Conference Paper

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