ANALYSIS OF THE ACCEPTANCE OF COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES BY TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL OF THE ELDERLY: EXAMPLE OF ADANA PROVINCE

In this study, it is aimed to examine with the "Analysis of the Acceptance of Communication Technologies by Acceptance Model of the Elderly". The sample of the study consisted of a total of 231 people consisting of 94 females and 137 males aged 60 years and over living in the county of Seyhan in Adana Province. Survey form used in the research; demographic information about the participants, information about products / services of communication technologies and information about the acceptance of communication technologies. In this study, mobile phone / smart phone, e-mail usage and computer and internet usage were discussed as products / services of communication technologies. 29.9% of the participants were living with their family members, 30.7% with their husbands and 37.7% living alone at home or in the nursing home. The education level is 51.5% for primary school or lower, 19% for secondary school, 20.3% for high school and 9.1% for university. 51.1% of the participants are married, 30.3% are widowed, 41.6% are retired and 39% are not working. 71.4% of the surveyed individuals stated that they use mobile phones and smartphones, 49.8% said they heard e-mail but never used it, 53.7% stated that they never used computer and internet but they never used it. Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the reliability and hierarchical linear regression were used when evaluating the data. It is thought that the study will contribute to the gerontology literature and policy makers in examining the technology acceptance behaviors of the elderly. For future work, it is recommended that the technology adoption model of the elderly be implemented in groups with different socio-demographic characteristics and for different technologies.

YAŞLILARIN İLETİŞİM TEKNOLOJİLERİNİ KABULÜNÜN TEKNOLOJİ KABUL MODELİ İLE İNCELENMESİ: ADANA İLİ ÖRNEĞİ

Bu çalışmada “Yaşlıların İletişim Teknolojilerini Kabulunun Teknoloji Kabul Modeli ile incelenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Araştırmanın örneklemini Adana İli Seyhan İlçesinde yaşayan 60 yaş ve üzeri 137 erkek ve 94 kadından oluşan toplam 231 kişi oluşturmuştur. Ara ştırmada kullanılan anket formu; katılımcılar hakkında demografik bilgiler, iletişim teknolojileri ürün/hizmetlere ilişkin bilgiler ve iletişim teknolojilerinin kabulüne ilişkin bilgiler olmak üzere 3 bölümden oluşmaktadır. Bu çalışmada iletişim teknolojil eri ürün/hizmetleri olarak cep telefonu/akıllı telefon, e - posta kullanımı ve bilgisayar ve internet kullanımı ele alınmıştır. Katılımcıların % 29.9’ u aile üyeleri ile birlikte, % 30.7’ si eşleri ile birlikte,% 37.7’ si tek başına evde veya huzurevinde yaş amaktadır. Eğitim durumu ilkokul veya daha az olanlar % 51.5, ortaokul % 19, lise % 20.3, üniversite % 9.1’ dir. % 51.1’ i evli, % 30.3’ ü ise eşi vefat etmiş, % 41.6’ sı emekli, % 39’ u çalışmamaktadır. Araştırma kapsamına alınan bireylerin % 71.4’ ü cep telefonlarını ve akıllı telefonları kullandıklarını, % 49.8’ i e - postayı duyduklarını ancak hiç kullanmadıklarını, % 53.7’ si bilgisayar ve interneti duyduklarını ancak hiç kullanmadıklarını belirtmişlerdir. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde güvenirlik için Cronbach Alfa katsayısı ve hiyerarşik doğrusal regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın, yaşlıların teknoloji kabul davranışlarının incelenmesinde gerontoloji yazınına ve politika belirleyicilere katkı sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir. Bundan sonra yapılaca k çalışmalar için, yaşlıların teknoloji kabulü modelinin farklı sosyo - demografik özelliklere sahip gruplarda ve farklı teknolojiler için uygulanması önerilmektedir.

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