Mohlman, Jan Basch, Corey H
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
Smartphone use in the older population is understudied, despite a growing use of technology in this age group. This study characterized the relation of demonstrated smartphone expertise to self-reported health attitudes and behaviors in 85 community-dwelling adults, mean age 77.24 (7.64) years. Self-report instruments included a demographic survey,...
Murphy, Kelly J Swaminathan, Swathi Howard, Elizabeth Altschuler, Aviva Rogan, Jessica Beauchet, Olivier Dupuis, Kate Galea, Liisa A M Hogan, David Lingum, Navena
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
The efficacy of a technology-driven visual arts recreation activity, delivered virtually, was evaluated for its potential to achieve positive impacts, similar to traditional arts-interventions, on wellbeing in long-term care residents. Thirty-one residents (average age 86.8 years; SD = 9.4) engaged with the arts-intervention for 30-minutes, twice w...
Quinn, Charlene C Knopp, Kasey L Marsiglia, Carol A Bearch, R Colby LeFever, Andrea Barr, Erik A Liang, Yuanyuan Gruber-Baldini, Ann L
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
The purpose of the study was to assess whether the effects of a mobile predictive intervention used by Service Coordinators (SCs) reduce hospital utilization in a Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) population in Baltimore city during a 5-month intervention. SC participants (n = 11) were recruited to treatment or control groups. LTSS cl...
Felix, Holly Dayama, Neeraj Morris, Michael E Pradhan, Rohit Bradway, Christine
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
Electronic health records (EHRs) can improve quality of care and patient safety, as demonstrated in a variety of health care settings. However, greater use of EHRs in nursing homes (NHs) is needed. To understand which NHs have and have not adopted EHR systems, all federally certified NHs in Arkansas (n = 223) were surveyed, with 27.9% responding. N...
Yoon, Hyunwoo Jang, Yuri Kim, Seoyoun Speasmaker, Alycia Nam, Ilsung
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
The present study examined the trends in internet use among older adults (60+ years) in the United States from 2011 to 2016 by considering not only the entire study sample as a whole but also specific subgroups by age, gender, race/ethnicity, and education. Using data from 107,500 older adults in the California Health Interview Survey between 2011 ...
Ahluwalia, Sangeeta C Friedman, Esther Siconolfi, Daniel Saliba, Debra Phillips, Jessica Shih, Regina
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
Background: Health information technology (HIT) use in home- and community-based services (HCBS) has been hindered by inadequate resources and incentives to support modernization. We sought to understand the ways the Medicaid Balancing Incentive Program (BIP) facilitated increased use of HIT to increase access to HCBS. Method: Qualitative analysis ...
Roque, Nelson A Boot, Walter R
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
Interacting with information communication technologies (ICTs) often requires proficiency with wireless networks. For older adults especially, lacking proficiency can lock them out of the many benefits afforded by these devices. In an older adult sample (N = 203), we assessed reliability and validated a set of tools to assess wireless network profi...
Ramirez-Zohfeld, Vanessa Seltzer, Anne Ramirez, Ana Muhammad, Ruqayyah Lindquist, Lee A
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
Many older adults wish to age-in-place but do not have long-term care plans for when they may require more assistance. PlanYourLifespan.org (PYL) is an evidence-based tool that helps older adults understand and plan for their long-term care needs. We examined the long-term effects of PYL use on user perceptions and planning of long-term care servic...
Fields, Jessica Cemballi, Anupama Gunshekar Michalec, Cathy Uchida, Debbie Griffiths, Kami Cardes, Heather Cuellar, Jacqueline Chodos, Anna Haseltine Lyles, Courtney Rees
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Technology has the potential to increase social connectedness among older adults, but one-third do not use the internet. We formed a community partnership, Tech Allies, providing tablets, broadband, and 1:1 training to isolated older adults. In a pragmatic pilot trial, participants were randomized into intervention (n = 44) and waitlist (n = 39) gr...
Yoon, Jong-Sung Charness, Neil Kohlbacher, Florian
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
Using the coincidental timing of a national survey conducted in Japan before and after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011, this study reports a rare natural experiment that explored how the experience of a nuclear disaster influenced technology adoption in middle-aged and older adults. We conducted path analyses assessing how technology...
