Using information and communication technologies to promote healthy aging in Costa Rica: Challenges and opportunities

María Dolores Castro Rojas; Ann Bygholm; Tia G B Hansen

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Using information and communication technologies to promote healthy aging in Costa Rica: Challenges and opportunities

María Dolores Castro Rojas^*, Ann Bygholm, Tia G B Hansen

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Several authors have suggested that ICTs have the potential to promote healthy ageing by supporting social inclusion, access to products and services and learning. However, older people often do not use ICT and information about patterns of usage is scarce. Data from the Costa Rica Census 2011 and two questionnaires showed that older people between 65 and 74 years old, living in urban areas, with more education and higher socioeconomic status are the most active ICT users. They presented a tendency to mobility and connectivity when using ICTs, reported positive perceptions of technology and were favorably disposed to learning about and using ICT. Based on the analysis of data we conclude that opportunities to promote healthy aging through use of ICT include use of public infrastructure and community-based learning services to increase the number of ICT users and facilitate progression from social networking activities to activities supporting the maximization of functional status such as instrumental activities and learning for personal development.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Healthy and Active Aging : Second International Conference, ITAP 2016, Held as Part of HCI International 2016 Toronto, ON, Canada, July 17–22, 2016, Proceedings, Part II
Number of pages	13
Volume	9755
Publisher	Springer
Publication date	2016
Pages	194-206
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-39948-5
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-39949-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39949-2_19
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	2nd International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population, ITAP 2016 and held as a part of 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2016 - Toronto, Canada Duration: 17 Jul 2016 → 22 Jul 2016

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Conference	2nd International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population, ITAP 2016 and held as a part of 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2016
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Toronto
Period	17/07/2016 → 22/07/2016

Series	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
ISSN	0302-9743

Keywords

Healthy/active aging
ICT and active aging
ICT literacy
Older adults

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Castro Rojas, M. D., Bygholm, A., & Hansen, T. G. B. (2016). Using information and communication technologies to promote healthy aging in Costa Rica: Challenges and opportunities. In Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Healthy and Active Aging: Second International Conference, ITAP 2016, Held as Part of HCI International 2016 Toronto, ON, Canada, July 17–22, 2016, Proceedings, Part II (Vol. 9755, pp. 194-206). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39949-2_19

Castro Rojas, María Dolores ; Bygholm, Ann ; Hansen, Tia G B. / Using information and communication technologies to promote healthy aging in Costa Rica : Challenges and opportunities. Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Healthy and Active Aging: Second International Conference, ITAP 2016, Held as Part of HCI International 2016 Toronto, ON, Canada, July 17–22, 2016, Proceedings, Part II. Vol. 9755 Springer, 2016. pp. 194-206 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Castro Rojas, MD, Bygholm, A & Hansen, TGB 2016, Using information and communication technologies to promote healthy aging in Costa Rica: Challenges and opportunities. in Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Healthy and Active Aging: Second International Conference, ITAP 2016, Held as Part of HCI International 2016 Toronto, ON, Canada, July 17–22, 2016, Proceedings, Part II. vol. 9755, Springer, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), pp. 194-206, 2nd International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population, ITAP 2016 and held as a part of 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2016, Toronto, Canada, 17/07/2016. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39949-2_19

Using information and communication technologies to promote healthy aging in Costa Rica: Challenges and opportunities. / Castro Rojas, María Dolores; Bygholm, Ann ; Hansen, Tia G B.
Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Healthy and Active Aging: Second International Conference, ITAP 2016, Held as Part of HCI International 2016 Toronto, ON, Canada, July 17–22, 2016, Proceedings, Part II. Vol. 9755 Springer, 2016. p. 194-206 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Castro Rojas MD, Bygholm A , Hansen TGB. Using information and communication technologies to promote healthy aging in Costa Rica: Challenges and opportunities. In Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Healthy and Active Aging: Second International Conference, ITAP 2016, Held as Part of HCI International 2016 Toronto, ON, Canada, July 17–22, 2016, Proceedings, Part II. Vol. 9755. Springer. 2016. p. 194-206. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-39949-2_19

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