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Older adults’ computer use: a case study of participants’ involvement with a SeniorNet program

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Abstract

The aim of this project was to conduct a case study of the impact of a senior center SeniorNet computer education program and computer use on the lives of individual older adults. The number of older adults using computer technology will increase dramatically in the next decade. This paper reviews current and past literature regarding older adults and computer technology. Qualitative methods were used to examine the effects of computer technology use and involvement on the lives of seniors who participated in a municipal center SeniorNet program. Participants experienced benefits from participation in terms of social, civic, health, and intellectual development as well as an increased sense of well-being. There were also instances of negative effects from use and participation.


Corresponding author: Paul A. Schlag, PhD, Western Illinois University, 404E Currens Hall, 1 University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455, USA

Received: 2010-10-3
Accepted: 2010-12-6
Published Online: 2011-05-10
Published in Print: 2011-05-01

©2011 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin New York

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