University of São Paulo, School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, Gerontology, Av Arlindo Bettio, no 1000, sala 345J, Ermelino Matarazzo, São Paulo 03828-000, Brazil.
Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2011 Sep-Oct;53(2):216-9. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.11.007. Epub 2010 Dec 4.
There is little empirical data about the impact of digital inclusion on cognition among older adults. This paper aimed at investigating the effects of a digital inclusion program in the cognitive performance of older individuals who participated in a computer learning workshop named "Idosos On-Line" (Elderly Online). Forty-two aged individuals participated in the research study: 22 completed the computer training workshop and 20 constituted the control group. All subjects answered a sociodemographic questionnaire and completed the Addenbrooke's cognitive examination, revised (ACE-R), which examines five cognitive domains: orientation and attention, memory, verbal fluency, language, and visuo-spatial skills. It was noted that the experimental group's cognitive performance significantly improved after the program, particularly in the language and memory domains, when compared to the control group. These findings suggest that the acquisition of new knowledge and the use of a new tool, that makes it possible to access the Internet, may bring gains to cognition.
关于数字包容对老年人认知的影响，实证数据很少。本文旨在调查数字包容计划对参加名为“Idosos On-Line”（老年人在线）的计算机学习研讨会的老年人认知表现的影响。42 名老年人参加了研究：22 名完成了计算机培训研讨会，20 名构成对照组。所有受试者都回答了一份社会人口学问卷，并完成了 Addenbrooke 的认知评估修订版（ACE-R），该评估检查了五个认知领域：定向和注意力、记忆、语言流畅性、语言和视空间技能。研究结果表明，实验组在完成课程后，特别是在语言和记忆领域，认知表现明显提高，而对照组则没有。这些发现表明，获得新知识和使用新工具（可以访问互联网）可能会带来认知上的收益。
