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The boom in ICT comes at a time of dramatic increase in life expectan- elderly’s attitude towards information communication technology 211
cy, which in turn leads to significant increases in healthcare costs. During this
time, researchers are using the development and use of ICT in the healthcare
environment, which would enable the improvement of health status and in-
crease independence in everyday tasks.
ICT training can also encourage the elderly to increase the use of health
and social care institutions, thus increasing the level of application skills, while
promoting confidence in new technology and reducing the likelihood of dis-
continuing the use of ICT. A key factor that could contribute to the widespread
applicability of ICT are designers and programmers, who should recognize
limitations regarding the cognitive and physical limitations of the elderly (Ri-
kard et al., 2018).
In a longitudinal survey on unobtrusive home monitoring and comput-
er use, 72% of participants agreed with this type of study, but 60% expressed
concerns about the privacy and security of personal data. The research includ-
ed the installation of sensory technology at home and used it to determine the
occurrence of cognitive decline and other health problems. The purpose of the
study was to determine the level of readiness to share health and / or activity
data with physicians or family members and to evaluate their privacy and da-
ta protection concerns (Boise et al., 2013). Concerns about data protection and
security have been highlighted in several articles included in the systematic lit-
erature review. In a study by Boise et al. (2013) then, after one year, concerns
about the potential risks to data privacy increased, while on the other hand,
they perceived a high degree of agreement with such monitoring and sharing
of information with the physician or family members.
Older people, to whom ICT is closer and more susceptible to it, could par-
tially relieve the health care system by using it, thus helping to detect health
complications earlier and consequently at a lower cost for the health care sys-
tem. In healthcare, it is a well-known saying that prevention is better than
treatment, not only in financial terms, but especially in terms of improving the
quality of an individual’s health, as prevention prevents many serious illness-
es or injuries.
Conclusions
The older age group is not homogeneous in terms of display, income, or even
the different types of disability that are often age-related. The elderly, like the
group at greatest risk, will be excluded from the information societies. Most
seniors were not directly involved in the development of the internet or ICT.
Computers or the internet are not often used for their education, employees
in / or personal life. Older people had to acquire ICT competencies in unfa-
vourable conditions. Learn by having to collect with technologies that have so
slowly supplanted manual activities in restaurants, shops, hospitals, and gov-
ernment affairs. Older people can earn age-related sensory, physical, and cog-
cy, which in turn leads to significant increases in healthcare costs. During this
time, researchers are using the development and use of ICT in the healthcare
environment, which would enable the improvement of health status and in-
crease independence in everyday tasks.
ICT training can also encourage the elderly to increase the use of health
and social care institutions, thus increasing the level of application skills, while
promoting confidence in new technology and reducing the likelihood of dis-
continuing the use of ICT. A key factor that could contribute to the widespread
applicability of ICT are designers and programmers, who should recognize
limitations regarding the cognitive and physical limitations of the elderly (Ri-
kard et al., 2018).
In a longitudinal survey on unobtrusive home monitoring and comput-
er use, 72% of participants agreed with this type of study, but 60% expressed
concerns about the privacy and security of personal data. The research includ-
ed the installation of sensory technology at home and used it to determine the
occurrence of cognitive decline and other health problems. The purpose of the
study was to determine the level of readiness to share health and / or activity
data with physicians or family members and to evaluate their privacy and da-
ta protection concerns (Boise et al., 2013). Concerns about data protection and
security have been highlighted in several articles included in the systematic lit-
erature review. In a study by Boise et al. (2013) then, after one year, concerns
about the potential risks to data privacy increased, while on the other hand,
they perceived a high degree of agreement with such monitoring and sharing
of information with the physician or family members.
Older people, to whom ICT is closer and more susceptible to it, could par-
tially relieve the health care system by using it, thus helping to detect health
complications earlier and consequently at a lower cost for the health care sys-
tem. In healthcare, it is a well-known saying that prevention is better than
treatment, not only in financial terms, but especially in terms of improving the
quality of an individual’s health, as prevention prevents many serious illness-
es or injuries.
Conclusions
The older age group is not homogeneous in terms of display, income, or even
the different types of disability that are often age-related. The elderly, like the
group at greatest risk, will be excluded from the information societies. Most
seniors were not directly involved in the development of the internet or ICT.
Computers or the internet are not often used for their education, employees
in / or personal life. Older people had to acquire ICT competencies in unfa-
vourable conditions. Learn by having to collect with technologies that have so
slowly supplanted manual activities in restaurants, shops, hospitals, and gov-
ernment affairs. Older people can earn age-related sensory, physical, and cog-
