“Older Adults and Smart Phone ” Thesis

I started my thesis, please edit my thesis.  But specifically I need the conclusion completed.

Running head: [Older Adults and Cell Phones] 1

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Working Thesis Statement

Cell phone technology can improve the lives of older adults with connections to families and access to information.

Outline

I. Introduction

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Older adults and researcher specifically focused on cell phone technology and the roles that it can play to make life easier.

B. Cell phones can take pictures, read, play games, and access to social media site.

C. Cell phones designed specifically for the older population are important tools that can be used with ease and aid in successful aging.

D. Cell phones are portable.

E. Cell phones can act as a tracker, set medicine reminder and doctor appoints .

II. Supporting Point:

A. Cell phone manufacture should spend more on investing in cell phones to cater to the older adults.

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Most cell phones are too small, screen the key pads.

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Cell phone can come with a hefty price tag, and usually you need to sign up into a contract.

B. Cell phone is too complicated to use for older adults.

i. Older adults lagged when it came to smartphones.

ii. Whether it’s too expense, or complex.

III. Supporting Point:

A. Smart phone are very useful with many applications.

B. Some smart phone are made for older adults.

i. Research found older adults would like a smart phone as long as it was easy to use.

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IV. Supporting Point:

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V. Conclusion

A. Smart Phone manufactures are focused on the youth.

B. Smart Phones cost are very expense.

C. Smart Phones to be made simple to use.

D. Get the older adults to utilize the smart phone more.

E. Restated Thesis: Cell phone technology can improve the lives of older adults with connections to families and access to information.

Starting Draft

Technology use cuts across the board, from the young to the elderly. Different technologies are available today for the elderly. Technology for the elderly helps them to make their day to day life comfortable and ease their activities. There are some old people who use the current wide range of technology for some reasons. However, there are some who also rarely use it or ultimately do not use it. Such old people are not much associated with technology because of different reasons and challenges. Some companies, individuals, and researchers are in the field of coming up with technologies can be suitable for the elderly.

References

Top 3 Sources with Summaries

Rogers, W., Mynatt, E. (2003). How can technology contribute to the quality of life of older adults? In M. E. Mitchell (Ed.), The Technology of Humanity: Can Technology Contribute to the Quality of Life. Chicago: Illinois: Illinois Institute of Technology.

Research specifically focused on cell phone technology and the roles that it can play to make life easier for older adults has begun to be done and is continuing to expand in a meaningful way, signifying the research communities’ knowledgement of the importance of this population

Sterns, E. (2005). Curriculum Design and Program to Train Older Adults to Use

Personal Digital Assistants
Gerontologist.

When looking at older adults and the role that technology can play in their lives, some of the areas to consider are the way that safety, lack of isolation, and sometimes physical independence can be impacted

Zimmer, Z.; Chappell, N. (1999). Receptivity to new technology among older adults, Disability and Rehabilitation, Volume 21.

Motivation and acceptance of the technology are two primary factors to be considered when working with older adults and the introduction of cell phones and technology

Three Additional Sources (No Summary Required)

Ziefle, M., Bay, S. (2005). How older adults meet complexity: aging effects on the usability of different mobile phones. Behaviour & Information Technology.

Rebola C., Jones, B. (2011). Sympathetic Devices: Communication Technologies for Inclusion. Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics.

Rogers, W., Fisk, D. (2010). Toward a Psychological Science of Advanced Technology Design for Older Adults. Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences Nov 2010.