Studying the accessibility and use of digital literacy among older adults during a global pandemic

Dhesi, Simran (author)
Heacock, Helen (thesis advisor)
McIntyre, Lorraine (thesis advisor)
British Columbia Institute of Technology School of Health Sciences (Degree granting institution)

Research paper/project

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British Columbia Institute of Technology

2021

15 pages

The COVID-19 global pandemic has demanded many individuals remain indoors and isolate from friends and family to keep safe. These long periods of isolation have led to loneliness and an overall shift in the way individuals communicate with each other. Digital media sources have become predominant forms of interaction and entertainment – but how are different age groups, specifically older adults managing this major digital media shift?

older adult(s)
digital literacy
COVID-19
pandemic
comfort
internet

Computer literacy--Older people
Computers and older people
Survey findings
COVID-19 pandemic, 2020

electronic