title: Technology Use and Frequency and Self-Rated Skills: A Survey of Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
abstract: Many older adults are using technology regularly, but the vast majority still rate their technology skills as poor or average,reflecting their low usage of less-familiar items such as tablet computers. Despite moves toward increasing the use of ICT in the care, rehabilitation, and monitoring of older adults, baseline use of such devices is low. Further study is required to investigate how people's attitudes toward and experience with ICT influence its utility in clinical practice
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University College Cork, Cork City, Ireland.
authors.forename: Lorraine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Scanlon
authors.affiliation: Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation, University College Cork, St Finbarr's Hospital, Cork City, Ireland.
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: O'Shea
authors.affiliation: Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation, University College Cork, St Finbarr's Hospital, Cork City, Ireland.
authors.forename: Rónán
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: O'Caoimh
authors.affiliation: Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation, University College Cork, St Finbarr's Hospital, Cork City, Ireland.
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Timmons
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D040421:Cell Phone / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003201:Computers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D057566:Self Report; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013690:Television / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018910:Video Games