TY - JOUR
T1 - Decreasing Loneliness and Social Disconnectedness among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
T2 - The Potential of Information and Communication Technologies and Ride-Hailing Services
AU - Talmage, Craig A.
AU - Knopf, Richard C.
AU - Wu, Teresa
AU - Winkel, David
AU - Mirchandani, Pitu
AU - Candan, K. Selçuk
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - This study explores self-reports of 241 older adults (aged 63–95) regarding loneliness and social disconnectedness, and the potential for information and communication technologies (ICT) and ride-hailing services to mitigate these phenomena. The samples are drawn from four older adult living communities in Maricopa County, Arizona. Lonelier older adults and older adults desiring greater social connections with friends, family, and outsiders appear to use ICT less and might benefit from ride-hailing services more than their less lonely and more socially connected counterparts. These findings are nuanced and depend on ICT device, type of ride-hailing service, and purpose of use. While desires for ride-hailing services were generally low, these services show promise in alleviating loneliness and increasing social connectedness, especially as older adults prepare to cease driving. Advice for implementing interventions and strategies to decrease the loneliness and increase social connectedness of community-dwelling older adults is elucidated and shared.
AB - This study explores self-reports of 241 older adults (aged 63–95) regarding loneliness and social disconnectedness, and the potential for information and communication technologies (ICT) and ride-hailing services to mitigate these phenomena. The samples are drawn from four older adult living communities in Maricopa County, Arizona. Lonelier older adults and older adults desiring greater social connections with friends, family, and outsiders appear to use ICT less and might benefit from ride-hailing services more than their less lonely and more socially connected counterparts. These findings are nuanced and depend on ICT device, type of ride-hailing service, and purpose of use. While desires for ride-hailing services were generally low, these services show promise in alleviating loneliness and increasing social connectedness, especially as older adults prepare to cease driving. Advice for implementing interventions and strategies to decrease the loneliness and increase social connectedness of community-dwelling older adults is elucidated and shared.
KW - Aging
KW - Information and Communication Technologies
KW - Internet Communication
KW - Loneliness
KW - Older Adult Technology Use
KW - Ride-Hailing
KW - Technology Adoption
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U2 - 10.1080/01924788.2020.1724584
DO - 10.1080/01924788.2020.1724584
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85079381184
SN - 0192-4788
VL - 45
SP - 89
EP - 117
JO - Activities, Adaptation and Aging
JF - Activities, Adaptation and Aging
IS - 2
ER -