Older Chinese people’s use of and attitudes to digital technologies before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Older Chinese people’s use of and attitudes to digital technologies before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Author(s): Yao Chen , Helen Petrie

Publication date (Print): August 2023

Conference name: 36th International BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference (BCS HCI 23)

Conference theme: The BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference 2023 was co-located with the INTERACT 2023 conference, the theme of which was "Design for Equlity and Justice", as increasingly, computer science as a discipline is becoming concerned about issues of justice and equality – from fake news to rights for robots, from the ethics of driverless vehicles to the gamergate controversy. The BCS HCI Conference welcomed submissions on all aspects of human-computer interaction. Topics included: User Experience, usability testing and interaction design; Education and Health; Smart Energy, Smart Transport and the Internet of Things; Interaction Technologies and Applications.

Conference date: 28–29 August 2023

Keywords: older people, digital technologies, attitudes to digital technologies, use of digital technologies, China

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/BCSHCI2023.23

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Conference name: 36th International BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference

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Conference location: University of York, UK

Conference date: 28–29 August 2023

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

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[1] Albarracin, D., & Shavitt, S. (2018). Attitudes and attitude change. Annual review of psychology, 69, 299-327

[2] Alibaba (2020) Alibaba Group Announces December Quarter 2019 Results. Available from: https://data.alibabagroup.com/ecms-files/1532295521/7a6bb4f9-90e6-4a26-81ac-10f3a7656fc6.pdf [accessed 10 July 2023].

[3] American Optometric Association (no date). Senior vision: Over 60 years of age. https://www.aoa.org/healthy-eyes/eye-health-for-life/senior-vision [accessed: 10 July 2023]

[4] Braun, V., Clarke, V., Hayfield, N. & Terry, G. (2019). Thematic analysis. In P. Liamputtong (Ed.), Handbook of Research Methods in Health Social Sciences. Singapore: Springer Nature.

[5] Czaja, S. J. (2016). Long-term care services and support systems for older adults: The role of technology. American Psychologist, 71(4), 294.

[6] Czaja, S. J. (2017). The role of technology in supporting social engagement among older adults. Public Policy & Aging Report, 27(4), 145-148.t

[7] McCreadie, C., Seale, J., Tinker, A., & Turner-Smith, A. (2002). Older people and mobility in the home: in search of useful assistive technologies. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 65(2), 54-60.

[8] Petrie, H. (2023). Talking ‘bout my generation … or not? The digital technology life experiences of older people. Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA ’23), Art. 420, 1 – 9. New York: ACM Press.

[9] Quan-Haase, A., Williams, C., Kicevski, M., Elueze, I., & Wellman, B. (2018). Dividing the grey divide: Deconstructing myths about older adults’ online activities, skills, and attitudes. American Behavioral Scientist, 62(9), 1207-1228.

[10] Schreier, M. (2012). Qualitative Content Analysis in Practice. SAGE.

[11] Sinn, M., & Poupart, P. (2011). Smart walkers! enhancing the mobility of the elderly. In The 10th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems-Volume 3 (pp. 1133-1134). Czaja, S. J. (2016). Long-term care services and support systems for older adults: The role of technology. American Psychologist, 71(4), 294.

[12] Statista (2022). Penetration of tablet computer ownership in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013 – 2022, by age. https://www.statista.com/statistics/271882/tablet-owners-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-age/.

[13] Statista (2023a). Share of adults who own a laptop in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by age. https://www.statista.com/statistics/956332/ownership-of-laptops-uk/.

[14] Statista (2023b). Share of smartphone users in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012 – 2022, by age. https://www.statista.com/statistics/300402/smartphone-usage-in-the-uk-by-age/.

[15] United Nations (UN). (2022). Older persons https://emergency.unhcr.org/entry/43935/older-person

[16] Vaportzis, E., Giatsi Clausen, M., & Gow, A. J. (2017). Older adults perceptions of technology and barriers to interacting with tablet computers: a focus group study. Frontiers in psychology, 8, 1687.

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