Technological Anxiety of Older Adults in Seeking Medical Attention: Concept, Current Status, and Influencing Factors | Chapter 3 | Science and Technology: Developments and Applications Vol. 4

Background: The combination of the Internet and health management services has improved the efficiency of medical work, but it has also brought increasing anxiety about medical technology to people, especially to the elderly with low educational level and cognitive ability.

Objective: The objective of the study is to understand the current situation, causes, and main influencing factors of medical technology anxiety among the elderly.

Methods: The literature retrieval method was used to review empirical papers published in English or Chinese in the past 20 years in PubMed, Google Scholar, CNKI, and the Wanfang database.

Results: Thirty-five articles were included. The medical technology anxiety of the elderly is significantly higher than those of other age groups, and the direct cause is the low digital skills of the elderly. This situation is influenced by multiple factors in multiple systems, including individuals, families, communities, and society, and the factors of each system are intertwined and work together. Conclusion: Technological anxiety in seeking medical attention hinders the elderly from obtaining healthcare services through digital health technology. However, related research is still in its infancy, and there is an urgent need for in-depth research on the influencing factors, mechanisms, intervention pathways, and implementation techniques of technological anxiety in elderly medical care.

 

Author (s) Details

 

Hou Yongmei
Department of Psychology, School of Humanities and Management, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong Province, 523808, China.

 

 

Please see the book here:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/stda/v4/3938

Digital Literacy & Digital Skills Scenario of ASEAN Marginal Workers during COVID-19 | Chapter 6 | New Innovations in Economics, Business and Management Vol. 10

This study aims to examine the workforces relevant to digital literacy and skills among marginal workers in six ASEAN countries, the workforces relevant to digital literacy and skills among all marginal workers in terms of current and future job skills, and the government's policy to support any digital reskilling and upskilling among workforces, including marginal workers, in order to serve well with all demanding skills. The qualitative research comprised document studies and electronic interviews with 178 key informants from all important stakeholders, including policy, the private sector, and marginal workers, based on their shared backgrounds in digital literacy and digital skills workforces. This approach used narrative description. The conclusions are as follows: 1) A pattern of business transitioning from the formal to the informal sector, with the low skilled being the most affected, was influenced by workforces related to digital literacy and digital skills across all marginal employees from the chosen ASEAN nations affected by COVID-19. The majority of white-collar workers who work online have hope for the future of work. 2) Data analysts and data scientists, digital marketing specialists, software and application developers, as well as some soft skills, such as creative and analytical thinking, problem-solving, and so forth, are the major emerging jobs in the scenario of digital literacy and digital skills relevant to current and future jobs. Secretarial, accounting, clerking, and human resources positions would experience a reduction. 3) The government's strategy for assisting workforce reskilling and upskilling for future jobs has been found to be consistent throughout ASEAN: a) accelerate all pertinent digital competency by collaborating with private and industry sectors through the TVET training system; and b) work with industries to restructure national curricula using digital learning pathways and emerging skillsets. A digital ecosystem should be developed using the PPP model for knowledge transfer.

Author(s) Details:

Kamolrat Intaratat,

School of Communication Arts, The Research Center of Communication and Development Knowledge Management (CCDKM), Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU), Nonthaburi, Thailand.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/NIEBM-V10/article/view/7411