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A cross-national and longitudinal study on predictors in starting and stopping Internet use (2001-2013) by Swedish and Dutch older adults 66 years and above
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- Berner, Jessica (author)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Aartsen, Marja (author)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands ; NOVA Social research, Oslo, Norway
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- Wahlberg, Maria (author)
- Aging Research Centre, Karolinska Institute and Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Elmståhl, Sölve (author)
- Lund University Sweden & Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Berglund, Johan (author)
- Department of Health, Blekinge Institute of technology, Karlskrona, Sweden
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- Anderberg, Peter (author)
- Department of Health, Blekinge Institute of technology, Karlskrona, Sweden
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- Deeg, Dorly (author)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- 2016-03-01
- 2016
- English.
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In: Gerontechnology. - : International Society for Gerontechnology. - 1569-1101 .- 1569-111X. ; 14:3, s. 157-168
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- Background The Internet and information com-munication technology is today considered as a means to sustain active and healthy ag-ing, and to provide better care for the aging population. There is an increase in prevalence in older adults using the Internet, however many are still not using the Internet. This study therefore, investigated predictors in starting and stopping Internet use by older adults between 2001-2013 in Sweden and the Netherlands. These represent currently two of the highest older adult Internet users in Europe. The aim of this study was to examine, first, if there was a different starting and stopping rate in Sweden and the Netherlands; second, if the predictors age, gender, education, rural/urban living, living alone/not, cognition and functional limitations have different effects in either country.Methods A cross-national and longitudinal design was chosen. Data was used from the Longitudinal Aging study Amsterdam (LASA) and the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care (SNAC). Cox regression analyses were done to test the predictors over time with starting or stop-ping Internet use. An interaction term ‘variable*country’ was then considered for each variable, if significant, leading to a stratification into a multivariate model per country. Results More older adults started use in the Netherlands (19%); lower in age, normal cognitive functioning, living alone, fewer functional limitations and lower education were predictive of starting. In Sweden fewer started (10.3%), where being female was the only significant predictor of starting use. Both countries did not have many people stopping use; in the Netherlands (3%) they were younger in age and living urban, whereas in Sweden (1.7%), they had lower cognitive functioning.Conclusion Results indicate that there are differences between countries in starting use. These differences can possibly be explained by the early adoption of the Internet in Sweden. The new findings that the older adults living alone and lower educated are now going online, are positive regarding the theme of active aging. For those stopping use, the differences are more country-specific. More research is needed in order to understand better what an older adult was using the Internet for and why they stop.
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap -- Mänsklig interaktion med IKT (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Media and Communications -- Human Aspects of ICT (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- older adults
- internet starting stopping
- longitudinal cross-national design
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- ref (subject category)
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