The Use of Technology by Older Adults in El Paso, Texas during COVID-19: Purposes, Challenges, and Opportunities

2022 IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2) Pub Date : 2022-09-26 DOI:10.1109/ISC255366.2022.9922423

Ashley S. Bangert, Christian Ruiz, D. Becerra, G. Nunez-Mchiri, Daniel Calvo, O. Mondragon, R. Cheu, N. Villanueva-Rosales

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Older adults face mobility and lifestyle challenges that limit their face-to-face interactions with the community. Technology used to communicate and access services has the potential to support older adults in overcoming some of these challenges; however, some older adults face difficulties in learning and using new technology. The necessity to overcome this barrier became more critical during the COVID-19 pandemic. This research team surveyed 74 older adults in El Paso, Texas, during the Summer of 2020 on aspects related to their use of technology. In this article, the authors report the survey findings on older adults' modes of communication, their purpose for using technology, their technology challenges, and ways they overcame technology challenges. These findings create opportunities to better understand how to use technology to foster the engagement of older adults with their community and empower them through the use of technology and Smart Cities solutions.

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2019冠状病毒病期间德克萨斯州埃尔帕索老年人对技术的使用:目的、挑战和机遇

老年人面临着行动和生活方式方面的挑战，这限制了他们与社区面对面的互动。用于沟通和获取服务的技术有可能支持老年人克服其中一些挑战;然而，一些老年人在学习和使用新技术方面面临困难。在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间，克服这一障碍的必要性变得更加重要。该研究小组在2020年夏天对德克萨斯州埃尔帕索的74名老年人进行了调查，调查内容与他们使用技术有关。在这篇文章中，作者报告了老年人的交流方式，他们使用技术的目的，他们的技术挑战，以及他们克服技术挑战的方式的调查结果。这些发现为更好地了解如何利用技术促进老年人参与社区活动并通过使用技术和智慧城市解决方案赋予他们权力创造了机会。

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