[Rethinking digital aging-Theoretical and conceptual impulses for digitality education in advanced age].

IF 1 4区医学 Q4 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY

Zeitschrift Fur Gerontologie Und Geriatrie Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-27 DOI:10.1007/s00391-026-02573-2

Michael Doh, Ines Himmelsbach

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Abstract

Background: Digital transformation is increasingly shaping the lives of older adults. Progress in the use of digital services can also be observed in senior housing arrangements and long-term care facilities.

Objective: This article discusses theoretical and conceptual approaches from gerontology, remedial education and educational science regarding the specificity of digitality in advanced age.

Material: The reflections are based on case studies of two vulnerable women in advanced age from the DiBiWohn project which reveal developments in digitality.

Results: Forms of digitality can also be found in geriatric care settings that go beyond compensatory functions for social and physical losses and demonstrate potential for forms of participation, relationship maintenance and transformative education.

Discussion: Classical gerontological concepts tend to emphasize the deficit compensatory functions of technology. In contrast, perspectives from remedial education and educational science may offer impulses for aging research that also capture the potentials of digitality in advanced age.

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[重新思考数字老龄化——高龄数字教育的理论和概念推动力]。

背景：数字化转型正日益影响老年人的生活。在老年人住房安排和长期护理设施中，也可以看到数字服务使用方面的进展。目的：从老年学、补救教育和教育科学的角度探讨老年数字化的特殊性。材料：这些反思是基于来自DiBiWohn项目的两位老年弱势妇女的案例研究，该项目揭示了数字化的发展。结果：数字化形式也可以在老年护理机构中找到，这些机构不仅具有补偿社会和身体损失的功能，而且显示出参与、关系维护和变革教育形式的潜力。讨论：经典的老年学概念倾向于强调技术的缺陷补偿功能。相比之下，来自补救教育和教育科学的观点可能会为老龄化研究提供动力，这些研究也会捕捉到老年人数字化的潜力。

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Zeitschrift Fur Gerontologie Und Geriatrie 医学-老年医学

CiteScore

2.00

自引率

16.70%

发文量

126

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The fact that more and more people are becoming older and are having a significant influence on our society is due to intensive geriatric research and geriatric medicine in the past and present. The Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie has contributed to this area for many years by informing a broad spectrum of interested readers about various developments in gerontology research. Special issues focus on all questions concerning gerontology, biology and basic research of aging, geriatric research, psychology and sociology as well as practical aspects of geriatric care. Target group: Geriatricians, social gerontologists, geriatric psychologists, geriatric psychiatrists, nurses/caregivers, nurse researchers, biogerontologists in geriatric wards/clinics, gerontological institutes, and institutions of teaching and further or continuing education.