CATCH-ON Connect: A Program to Increase Technology Access Among Older Adults During COVID-19. (17th December 2021)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- CATCH-ON Connect: A Program to Increase Technology Access Among Older Adults During COVID-19. (17th December 2021)
- Main Title:
- CATCH-ON Connect: A Program to Increase Technology Access Among Older Adults During COVID-19
- Authors:
- Emery-Tiburcio, Erin
Golden, Robyn
Castaneda, Salvador
Newman, Michelle
Sayer, Janis - Abstract:
- Abstract: During the COVID-19 pandemic, technology became an essential tool to maintain connections to social support, health professionals, and services. However, many older adults do not have access to technology or do not feel comfortable using it. CATCH-ON Connect provides cellular-enabled tablets and individual, personalized technical assistance to older adults. Adults age 65+ in project partner primary care clinics who do not have an internet-ready device or who lack digital literacy are eligible to participate. Older adults learn how to access their electronic health record portal, use pre-installed apps (e.g., Lyft, Zoom), and receive education about COVID-19 and the 4Ms. Of the 40 participants enrolled to date, 46% have never accessed the internet with a tablet or smartphone. Initial qualitative outcomes indicate high satisfaction and increased electronic socialization. Quantitative results of participant technology challenges, loneliness, and utilization of telehealth services will be discussed.
- Is Part Of:
- Innovation in aging. Volume 5(2021)Supplement 1
- Journal:
- Innovation in aging
- Issue:
- Volume 5(2021)Supplement 1
- Issue Display:
- Volume 5, Issue 1 (2021)
- Year:
- 2021
- Volume:
- 5
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2021-0005-0001-0000
- Page Start:
- 267
- Page End:
- 268
- Publication Date:
- 2021-12-17
- Subjects:
- Aging -- Periodicals
Gerontology -- Periodicals
612.67 - Journal URLs:
- https://academic.oup.com/innovateage ↗
http://www.oxfordjournals.org/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1093/geroni/igab046.1028 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 2399-5300
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