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Journal of Applied Gerontology | 2013

You can teach an old dog new tricks: a qualitative analysis of how residents of senior living communities may use the web to overcome spatial and social barriers.

Vicki Winstead; William A. Anderson; Elizabeth A. Yost; Shelia R. Cotten; Amanda Warr; Ronald W. Berkowsky

For adults in senior living communities, information and communication technologies (ICTs) can be used to increase and expand communication for a population that is often spatially and socially separated from the general public. Using qualitative observational data from a longitudinal study of the impact of ICT usage on the quality of life among residents in assisted and independent living communities, the authors examine whether ICTs can mitigate the effects of social and spatial barriers. The authors find that ICTs have the potential to allow individuals to transcend social and spatial barriers, providing residents with the ability to maintain and enhance social networks as well as provide a greater sense of connection to the world at large.


Educational Gerontology | 2015

Getting Grandma Online: Are Tablets the Answer for Increasing Digital Inclusion for Older Adults in the U.S.?

Hsin-yi Sandy Tsai; Ruth Shillair; Shelia R. Cotten; Vicki Winstead; Elizabeth A. Yost

Using information and communication technologies (ICTs) can improve older adults’ quality of life. ICT use is associated with decreased feelings of loneliness and depression, along with increased feelings of independence and personal growth. However, limited access and low technological self-efficacy are key reasons why some groups, especially older adults, are excluded from being fully engaged in the digital world. In this study, we focus on older adults’ technological self-efficacy, which is related to their actual use of technology and the second level digital divide. Specifically, we examine: (a) how older adults decide to use a new technology, tablet computers; (b) how they conquer the barrier of technological self-efficacy through using tablets; and (c) the impacts of using this new technology in their lives. Twenty-one in-depth interviews were conducted with older adults residing in independent living communities in a medium-sized city in the Deep South region of the United States. Observational and enactive learning played important roles for older adults in using tablets. Seeing others use tablets, getting recommendations from family members, or having tablets given to them were the primary reasons they started to use tablet computers. The ease of use feature of tablets helped solve the problem of lacking technological self-efficacy. Using tablets helped increase a sense of connectedness. Tablet computers may be one way to increase digital inclusion among older adults.


Journal of Applied Gerontology | 2014

The Impact of Activity Interventions on the Well-Being of Older Adults in Continuing Care Communities

Vicki Winstead; Elizabeth A. Yost; Shelia R. Cotten; Ronald W. Berkowsky; William A. Anderson

As the U.S. population ages, interventions are needed to ensure quality of life continues as boomers enter assisted and independent living communities (AICs). These transitions can significantly affect quality of life. Activity and continuity theories maintain that participation in discretionary/informal activities is crucial for psychosocial health and well-being (aspects of quality of life). This study evaluates the impacts of participation in discretionary activities on life satisfaction, social isolation, and loneliness, using data from a longitudinal study of older adults in AICs. Older adults who participated in 8 weeks of discretionary activities reported greater life satisfaction and lower levels of social isolation compared with non-participants. Forming alliances and group identities is the key for building new relationships and maintaining relationships in the community. Determining the impact participation in activities has on residents is vital to being able to help develop a more comprehensive understanding of how quality of life can be maintained in AICs.


Educational Gerontology | 2013

Attitudes Towards and Limitations to ICT Use in Assisted and Independent Living Communities: Findings from a Specially-Designed Technological Intervention

Ronald W. Berkowsky; Shelia R. Cotton; Elizabeth A. Yost; Vicki Winstead


Archive | 2016

Designing Technology Training for Older Adults in Continuing Care Retirement Communities

Shelia R. Cotten; Elizabeth A. Yost; Ronald W. Berkowsky; Vicki Winstead; William A. Anderson


Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering | 2013

THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF EMERGING WOMEN SCHOLARS IN STEM: RESULTS FROM A NATIONAL WEB-BASED SURVEY OF GRADUATE STUDENTS, POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS, AND JUNIOR FACULTY

Elizabeth A. Yost; Vicki Winstead; Shelia R. Cotten; Donna M. Handley


Archive | 2010

Understanding the Links between Mentoring and Self-Efficacy in the New Generation of Women STEM Scholars

Elizabeth A. Yost; Donna M. Handley; Shelia R. Cotten; Vicki Winstead


PsycTESTS Dataset | 2017

Attitudes Towards Computers Measure

Ronald W. Berkowsky; Shelia R. Cotten; Elizabeth A. Yost; Vicki Winstead


Archive | 2016

Chapter 9 The future of technology use among older adults in continuing care retirement communities

Shelia R. Cotten; Elizabeth A. Yost; Ronald W. Berkowsky; Vicki Winstead; William A. Anderson


Archive | 2016

Chapter 8 Current needs for technological access and use in continuing care retirement communities

Shelia R. Cotten; Elizabeth A. Yost; Ronald W. Berkowsky; Vicki Winstead; William A. Anderson

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Vicki Winstead

University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Ronald W. Berkowsky

University of Alabama at Birmingham

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William A. Anderson

University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Donna M. Handley

University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Amanda Warr

University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Ruth Shillair

Michigan State University

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Hsin-yi Sandy Tsai

National Chiao Tung University

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