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Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to detect and analyze some factors which hinder or contribute to the positive use of the Internet by older people living in Central Europe, specifically in one region of the Czech Republic. Methods: The key method is a questionnaire whose results were processed by using a model of logistic regression. The research sample includes 432 seniors from senior houses, municipal ICT courses and the University of the Third Age, all coming from the region of Hradec Kralove in the Czech Republic. Findings: The findings of the proposed model confirmed that the key determinants in the Internet use by older people were age, previous experience with IT in their past occupation and active use of IT enhanced by some kind of training, in this case attending IT courses of the University of the Third Age. Education and gender have not proved to be significant determinants in this study. Novelty/ improvement: The introduced model of logistic regression enriches current literature on the subject by emphasizing the possible factors that influence the use of the Internet by seniors in the region. The survey also investigates which factors in comparison with each other act more and which less, and which factors are significant within the model and which are not. Doi: 10.28991/esj-2021-01317 Full Text: PDF
Highlights
The aging population is becoming a serious issue, especially in developed European countries
This study focuses on the detection and analysis of some of these factors which hinder or contribute to positive Internet use by older people living in central Europe, in the Czech Republic
It can be stated that the use of the Internet by older people is independent of gender
Summary
The aging population is becoming a serious issue, especially in developed European countries. The Internet use brings older people certain benefits, such as social inclusion and reduction of their loneliness by communication with their relatives or friends [2,3,4] or being involved in online games [5]. They have easier access to different kinds of information, such as healthcare information (cf [6, 7]) or services, such as the Internet banking and online shopping [8]. Mitzer [12] expands this by saying that older people should be offered more opportunities to use technologies, such as training and support
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