An evaluation of older adults use of ipads in eleven UK care-homes

International Journal of Mobile Human Computer Interaction

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 62-76

  Jones, Tim ^a   Kay, Daniel ^a   Upton, Penney ^a   Upton, Dominic ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Applications; Care Setting; Communication; Intergenerational; Ipad; Older Adults

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL INFORMATION; INFORMATION SEARCHING; INTERGENERATIONAL; IPAD; MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES; OLDER ADULTS; POSITIVE EXPERIENCES; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS;

APPLICATIONS; COMMUNICATION; LAPTOP COMPUTERS; MOBILE DEVICES; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

HAND HELD COMPUTERS;

EID: 84887443706     PISSN: 1942390X     EISSN: 19423918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jmhci.2013070104     Document Type: Article

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