Older Persons’ Utilisation of Mobile Phone: Evidence From Two Municipalities in Ghana  

作　　者：Alfred Kuranchie 

机构地区：[1]University of Education,Winneba,Ghana

出　　处：《US-China Education Review(B)》2022年第4期130-140,共11页美中教育评论（B）

摘　　要：The study aimed to unearth older persons’use of mobile phone.There is inadequate knowledge on the extent of mobile phone usage by older adults,the areas in their lives that the technology has been beneficial,and the concerns they have with the use of the device.The study was conducted in two municipalities in the central region of Ghana.Technological Acceptance Model(TAM)underpinned the study of the older persons’use of the new technology.The descriptive survey followed the tenets of the positivist paradigm in data gathering and analysis.Questionnaire was employed for the data collection,after ensuring its validity and reliability.Descriptive data analytical tools were employed for the data analysis.Results disclosed that older persons’frequent use of mobile phone is mainly for making and receiving calls,displaying date and time,and listening to news.Per the results,the use of the technology has been a monumental benefit to the older persons’personal,religious,and social lives.To help older persons to overcome the concerns they have with the use of mobile phone and for them to derive maximum benefits from it,stakeholders ought to intensify education on mobile phone use as well as improve their competence in the use of the device.

关 键 词：older persons TECHNOLOGY mobile phone technology acceptance model and municipality 

分 类 号：TN9[电子电信—信息与通信工程]