Feras Ali Mohammad Al-Habies, Mamdouh Baniah Lafee Al Zaben, Abdullah M A Al-Tarawneh, Nagham Mohammad Abu Al-Basal, Hanadi Aldreabi, Omar Ismail Hamzeh Alorani, Hend Abdulaziz Alsulaiman
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Abstract
Background: 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.
Materials and method: 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.
Results: 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, P < .001. The lagged effect of technology use on executive function was significant across waves, B = .27, SE =.015, P < .001. However, the lagged effect of executive function on the use of technology was not significant, B = .00, SE =.01, P = .14.
Conclusion: The study contributed to a clearer understanding of the impact of technology engagement on memory function.
背景：对老年人技术投入的研究表明，认知功能与技术投入相关。然而，技术参与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人护理中心的技术参与对记忆功能的影响。材料与方法：对2024年在约旦安曼选定的65岁及以上护理中心居住的470名居民进行描述性纵向研究。对调查对象采用目的抽样法进行抽样。一项为期2年的技术参与和记忆功能的纵向研究。数据通过“日常技术使用、情景记忆、执行功能、时钟绘制测试（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。数据采用NVivo和SPSS 23.0进行描述性和推理分析。结果：分析显示，技术投入对认知功能有纵向正向影响，持续时间超过2年。结果显示，技术的使用越多，随后几年的记忆表现越好，B (SE) =0.20, SE =0.02, P < 0.001。技术使用对执行功能的滞后效应跨波显著，B = 0.27, SE =。015, p < 0.001。执行功能对技术使用的滞后效应不显著，B =. 00, SE =。01, p = .14。结论：本研究有助于更清楚地了解技术参与对记忆功能的影响。
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