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HIROTSU Kimiko


Association between usage frequency of smartphones and frequency of social interactions among elderly people

Academic Archives of Yamaguchi Prefectural University:Bulletin of the Graduate Schools Volume 16 Page 87-93
published_at 2023-03-31
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Title
高齢者のスマートフォンの利用頻度と社会的交流人数との関連
Association between usage frequency of smartphones and frequency of social interactions among elderly people
Abstract
The use of the Internet and digital devices may encourage social interactions among the elderly. However, the utilization rate of smartphones and other digital devices is not very high among the elderly. A questionnaire was administered to 119 elderly people aged 65 years or older to determine the association between smartphone usage frequency and the frequency of social interactions among them. Our results discovered that 83.2% of the elderly respondents used smartphones. Those who reported using their smartphones more frequently had fewer instances of social isolation and greater numbers of social interactions with others. Our findings also revealed a significant association between the frequency of using social networking services (SNS) on smartphones and the number of social interactions among the elderly. Our findings indicated that the use of smartphones as a means of communication may lead to more social interactions among elderly people.
Creators IMOTO Chiyoka
Creators KATSUHARA Yuko
Creators NAKATA Yukiko
Creators YAMASHITA Kiyoka
Creators YAMADA Eri
Creators UEDA Kaori
Creators TAMURA Ryoji
Creators CHEN Rong
Creators FUJIMOTO Tomohiro
Creators MANABE Kouhei
Creators Hirotsu Kimiko
Creators Hasegawa Masashi
Creators Mizuto Masahiko
Creators Tokuda Kazuhiro
Creators Yoshimura Koichi
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Creator Keywords
高齢者 スマートフォン 利用頻度 社会的交流人数 elderly people smartphone usage frequency quantity of social interactions
Resource Type departmental bulletin paper
Date Issued 2023-03-31
File Version Version of Record
Access Rights open access
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[ISSN]2189-4825