Al-Habies Feras Ali Mohammad, Al Zaben Mamdouh Baniah Lafee, Al-Tarawneh Abdullah M A, Al-Basal Nagham Mohammad Abu, Aldreabi Hanadi, Alorani Omar Ismail Hamzeh, Alsulaiman Hend Abdulaziz
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, Jordan.
J Educ Health Promot. 2025 Jan 31;14:34. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_455_24. eCollection 2025.
Studies on technology engagement among the elderly have shown that cognitive function is associated with technology engagement. However, the impact of technology engagement on elderly memory functionality has yet to be determined. The current study investigates the impact of technology engagement on memory functionality among elderly care centers in Jordan.
A descriptive longitudinal study of population consisted of 470 residents at the selected care centers aged 65 years and above from Amman, Jordan in 2024. The purposive sampling method was used in sampling the participants. A reciprocal 2-year longitudinal study of technology engagement and memory functionality. The data was collected quantitatively using "Everyday Technology Use, Episodic Memory, Executive function, Clock Drawing Test (CDT), and Cognitive Assessment" tools and qualitatively using semi-structured interviews. The data analyzed descriptively and inferentially using NVivo and SPSS 23.0.
The analyzes showed that technology engagement had longitudinal positive effects on cognitive function over 2 years. The results showed that reciprocally, greater use of technology was significantly associated with better memory performance in the following years, B (SE) =0.20, SE =0.02, < .001. The lagged effect of technology use on executive function was significant across waves, B = .27, SE =.015, < .001. However, the lagged effect of executive function on the use of technology was not significant, B = .00, SE =.01, = .14.
The study contributed to a clearer understanding of the impact of technology engagement on memory function.
关于老年人技术参与度的研究表明,认知功能与技术参与度相关。然而,技术参与度对老年人记忆功能的影响尚未确定。本研究调查了约旦老年护理中心技术参与度对记忆功能的影响。
这是一项描述性纵向研究,研究对象为2024年来自约旦安曼选定护理中心的470名65岁及以上居民。采用目的抽样法选取参与者。对技术参与度和记忆功能进行为期2年的双向纵向研究。数据通过“日常技术使用、情景记忆、执行功能、画钟试验(CDT)和认知评估”工具进行定量收集,并通过半结构化访谈进行定性收集。使用NVivo和SPSS 23.0对数据进行描述性和推断性分析。
分析表明,技术参与度在2年期间对认知功能具有纵向积极影响。结果还表明,反之,在接下来的几年中,更多地使用技术与更好的记忆表现显著相关,B(标准误)=0.20,标准误=0.02,P <.001。技术使用对执行功能的滞后效应在各波次中均显著,B =.27,标准误=.015,P <.001。然而,执行功能对技术使用的滞后效应不显著,B =.00,标准误=.01,P =.14。
该研究有助于更清楚地了解技术参与度对记忆功能的影响。