Cilli Eleonora, Ranieri Jessica, Guerra Federica, Colicchia Simone, Di Giacomo Dina
University of L'Aquila, Italy.
Gerontol Geriatr Med. 2023 Mar 22;9:23337214231162773. doi: 10.1177/23337214231162773. eCollection 2023 Jan-Dec.
The study aimed to analyze the impact of technology in the older adults after acute pandemic regarding to the development of digital confidence. A sample of . 56 healthy older adults ( = 22 female, = 34 male) aged 64 to 86 years (M = 73.7, SD = 6.40) participated in observational study. The sample was distributed in two groups: (a) pre-COVID and (b) post-COVID. Psychological battery was applied: Mini-Mental State Examination, Cognitive Reserve Index Questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory-II, Affinity for Technology Interaction Scale, and then Digital Mastery Questionnaire. Descriptive and (M)ANOVA statistical analyses have been applied. Our results confirmed the increase in technology usage among elders, the higher use of smart devices and then more confident digital daily living; then, the improving of digital affinity for technology and higher adherence in seniors than older. In sex effect, men seemed developing higher digital confidence for digital experience, for access and use of financial online services than women. In the process of improvement by massive digital experience in daily living the cognitive reserve had relevant influence: elders with high level of cognitive reserve appeared to enhance own competence in digital mastery and affinity for technology. Our study highlighted the higher cognitive reserve being protective in older adults favoring the efficacy to the changing in daily living as well the develop of adaptive behaviors in order to achieve high Quality of Life.
该研究旨在分析急性疫情大流行后技术对老年人数字信心发展的影响。56名年龄在64至86岁（M = 73.7，SD = 6.40）的健康老年人（22名女性，34名男性）参与了观察性研究。样本分为两组：（a）新冠疫情前和（b）新冠疫情后。应用了心理测评量表：简易精神状态检查表、认知储备指数问卷、贝克抑郁量表第二版、技术交互亲和度量表，然后是数字掌握问卷。进行了描述性分析和（多因素）方差分析。我们的结果证实了老年人技术使用的增加、智能设备使用的增多以及数字日常生活中更自信；此外，老年人对技术的数字亲和度提高，且比年长者有更高的依从性。在性别效应方面，男性在数字体验、在线金融服务的访问和使用方面似乎比女性发展出更高的数字信心。在通过日常生活中的大量数字体验进行改善的过程中，认知储备有相关影响：认知储备水平高的老年人似乎在数字掌握和技术亲和度方面提升了自身能力。我们的研究强调了较高的认知储备对老年人具有保护作用，有利于其在日常生活变化中的效能以及适应性行为的发展，以实现高质量生活。
