Start Date
10-12-2017 12:00 AM
Description
Older adults increasingly use IT to maintain social relationships and pursue an active lifestyle. IT use can also impact older adults' outdoor activities but has received less attention in the literature. Empirical research is inconclusive on whether IT use facilitates older adults’ outdoor activities. We propose a research model that contextualizes activity theory of aging within the outdoor environment to explain the role of IT use. We report on designing a questionnaire-based survey, which we validated in a pretest with four groups of participants. This study is expected to have implications for IS research and the design of IT services and community programs assisting older adults in outdoor activities.
Recommended Citation
Leukel, Joerg; Schehl, Barbara; Wallrafen, Susanne; and Hubl, Marvin, "Impact of IT Use by Older Adults on Their Outdoor Activities" (2017). ICIS 2017 Proceedings. 11.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2017/IT-and-Healthcare/Presentations/11
Impact of IT Use by Older Adults on Their Outdoor Activities
Older adults increasingly use IT to maintain social relationships and pursue an active lifestyle. IT use can also impact older adults' outdoor activities but has received less attention in the literature. Empirical research is inconclusive on whether IT use facilitates older adults’ outdoor activities. We propose a research model that contextualizes activity theory of aging within the outdoor environment to explain the role of IT use. We report on designing a questionnaire-based survey, which we validated in a pretest with four groups of participants. This study is expected to have implications for IS research and the design of IT services and community programs assisting older adults in outdoor activities.