Abstract Older adults’ engagement with information communication technology (ICT) can enhance their wellbeing and quality of life. However, older adults continue to lag behind their younger cohorts’ ICT use, and many remain unconnected. While policy and strategy has tended to focus on the need to equip older adults with technology skills and improve their digital literacy, the relationship between skills adoption of technologies is not straightforward. This study sought to investigate via case study the diverse digital experiences and motivations of 10 older adults within a regional area of Queensland, Australia. Through questerviews, the integration of questionnaire items (on technology acceptance models) and semi-structured interview questions, the participants relayed their frustrations, successes, strategies, tools and connections they needed in order to use ICT more extensively and more effectively. What these data showed were older adults with varying degrees of ICT skills and diverse motivations, from complete yet passionate beginner, through to others who were considered savvy users. Higher levels of digital skills and literacy did not necessarily equate to increased engagement with ICT for all participants in this study, rather a range of motivational processes mattered. Implications are considered for technology training and learning for older adults.

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动机很重要：老年人和信息通信技术

摘要老年人参与信息通信技术（ICT）可以提高他们的健康水平和生活质量。但是，老年人仍然落后于年轻一代的ICT使用，许多人仍然没有联系。尽管政策和策略往往侧重于为老年人配备技术技能和提高其数字素养的需求，但是技术技能采用之间的关系并非一帆风顺。本研究旨在通过案例研究来调查澳大利亚昆士兰州区域内10位老年人的多样化数字体验和动机。通过questerviews，调查表项目（关于技术接受模型）和半结构化访谈问题的整合，参与者传达了他们的挫败感，成功，策略，为了更广泛，更有效地使用ICT而需要的工具和连接。这些数据显示的是老年人，他们具有不同程度的ICT技能和动机，从完整而热情的初学者到其他被认为是精明的用户。更高水平的数字技能和读写能力并不一定等于本研究的所有参与者都增加了对ICT的参与，而是一系列激励过程至关重要。考虑了对老年人的技术培训和学习的意义。更高水平的数字技能和读写能力并不一定等于本研究的所有参与者都增加了对ICT的参与，而是一系列激励过程很重要。考虑了对老年人的技术培训和学习的意义。更高水平的数字技能和读写能力并不一定等于本研究的所有参与者都增加了对ICT的参与，而是一系列激励过程至关重要。考虑了对老年人的技术培训和学习的意义。