The CIT's use in older adults in Maracaibo (Venezuela)

Authors

Carmen Paz
Nelly Garcia
Jenniffer Fernandez
Gladys E. Maestre, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2016

Abstract

The article describes the possibilities of access to CITs by older adults at a healthcare center of Maracaibo. The analytical resources are taken from the convergence understood as a symbolic field of the meaning of construction in everyday life and appropriation of technology by older adults. The information was collected from 44 subjects, 34 women and 10 men aged between 50 and 85 years old. It is concluded emphasizing the value that older adults give to the use of CITs when interacting with family and friends.

Recommended Citation

Paz, C., Garcia, N., Fernandez, J., & Maestre, G. (2016). The CIT’s use in older adults in Maracaibo (Venezuela). Opcion Revista de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales, 32(12), 170–188.

First Page

169

Last Page

188

Publication Title

Opcion Revista de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales

Academic Level

faculty

Mentor/PI Department

Neuroscience