Abstract
The promise of digital health interventions is tempered by the realities of digital capabilities and infrastructure, especially for older persons. This paper critically examines learnings from a rapid evidence review of digital information tools along with a study evaluating the uptake of a digitally-based healthy ageing intervention by 53 older Australians. Findings suggest that digital literacy is an important precursor to engagement with digital information tools, and that digital information tools must be designed with digital literacy in mind. To achieve digital health equity and realise the potential outcomes that digital tools offer, it may well be necessary to support consumers with the basics of mastering digital platforms.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Assistive Technology |
| Subtitle of host publication | Shaping a Sustainable and Inclusive World |
| Editors | Dominique Archambault, Georgios Kouroupetroglou |
| Place of Publication | Netherlands |
| Publisher | IOS Press |
| Pages | 359-363 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781643684239 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781643684222 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
| Event | European Conference for Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe 2023 - Aubervilliers, France Duration: 30 Aug 2023 → 1 Sept 2023 Conference number: 17th https://ebooks.iospress.nl/volume/assistive-technology-shaping-a-sustainable-and-inclusive-world-2 |
Publication series
| Name | Studies in Health Technology and Informatics |
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| Publisher | IOS Press |
| Volume | 306 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0926-9630 |
Conference
| Conference | European Conference for Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe 2023 |
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| Abbreviated title | AAATE 2023 |
| Country/Territory | France |
| City | Aubervilliers |
| Period | 30/08/23 → 1/09/23 |
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Keywords
- capability
- Digital
- older persons
- technology