Proceedings of the 2023 7th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2023)

Closing the Digital Gap: Empowering Elderly Communities in the Age of Smart Healthcare

Authors
Jinglin Guo1, *, Hanyu Yang2, *
1School of Economics and Management, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin, 300192, China
2The Affiliated High School of Peking University, Beijing, 100190, China
*Corresponding author.
*Corresponding author. Email: Yanghanyu2024@i.pkuschool.edu.cn
Corresponding Authors
Jinglin Guo, Hanyu Yang
Available Online 31 October 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-126-5_44How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Digital Gap; the Elderly; Smart Healthcare
Abstract

The digital divide is an increasingly pressing issue that affects older adults, as they are less likely to have the opportunity and ability to use digital technology due to individual and institutional factors. This research aims to explore the factors that lead to the digital gap and analyzed the individual factors of financial ability, physical ability, and traditional thinking, as well as the institutional factors of electric product design, medical environment, social relationships, and hospital services. To solve this problem, this research proposed two solutions: smartphone design enhancement and using AI technology. Smartphone design should be intuitive, with clear instructions that do not require a complex operation, and voice recognition technology should be incorporated to eliminate the need for complex operations. Additionally, AI technology can transform healthcare services into conversational features that are easy for older adults to use and understand. These solutions could improve digital literacy, health literacy, and enable older adults to access healthcare and better manage their health.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2023 7th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2023)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
31 October 2023
ISBN
10.2991/978-2-38476-126-5_44
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-126-5_44How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2023 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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