Gatekeepers Rather than Helpless: An Exploratory Investigation of Seniors’ Use of Information and Communication Technology in Critical Settings

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dc.contributor.authorKaranasios, Stan
dc.contributor.authorCooper, Vanessa
dc.contributor.authorAdrot, Anouck
dc.contributor.authorMercieca, Bernadette
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-04T07:56:21Z
dc.date.available2020-01-04T07:56:21Z
dc.date.issued2020-01-07
dc.description.abstractReports and studies often show that seniors suffer disproportionately during disasters. Yet seniors’ handling of information and communication technology is largely overlooked. Based on a qualitative study comprising interviews and focus groups, this research shows important properties of seniors’ practices with information in critical settings. Seniors embody and tap into local knowledge, mingle offline and take online cues about emergency situations, and maintain trust towards institutions. We discuss the need to pursue and diversify investigation on this topic, as well as the role of seniors as gatekeepers rather than considering them helpless individuals. This research contributes to a better understanding of seniors’ use of digital resources by highlighting their role in information sharing in disaster settings. We pave the way for future research to inform policy making and support seniors’ survival in future disasters.
dc.format.extent10 pages
dc.identifier.doi10.24251/HICSS.2020.461
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-9981331-3-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/64203
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectSeniors' Use of Digital Resources
dc.subjectdisaster
dc.subjectinformation communication technology
dc.subjectinformation practices
dc.subjectseniors
dc.titleGatekeepers Rather than Helpless: An Exploratory Investigation of Seniors’ Use of Information and Communication Technology in Critical Settings
dc.typeConference Paper
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