Citation

Johnson JA. Nat. Aging 2022; 2(12): 1073-1076.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1038/s43587-022-00319-4

PMID

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Abstract

In the age of rapid technological advance there are myths about older adults' difficulties in using technology. Here I will debunk two common myths: first, the idea that age-related functional decline is entirely responsible; and second, the notion that everyone will be technologically adept once today's older adults are gone.

Today's older adults tend to have more difficulty than younger people do in using digital technology: computers, digital appliances, smartphones, apps, websites, chatbots and online services. Older adults are, in general, less likely...

Language: en

Keywords

Ageing; Psychology; Social sciences