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Elderly People’s Adaptation to the Evolving Digital Society: A Case Study in Vietnam

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  • Thi Xuan Hoa Nguyen

    (School of Economics and Management, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Dai Co Viet Str. No. 1, Hanoi 11615, Vietnam)

  • Thi Bich Ngoc Tran

    (School of Economics and Management, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Dai Co Viet Str. No. 1, Hanoi 11615, Vietnam)

  • Thanh Binh Dao

    (School of Economics and Management, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Dai Co Viet Str. No. 1, Hanoi 11615, Vietnam)

  • Galina Barysheva

    (International Scientific Educational Laboratory for the Improvement of Wellbeing Technologies of Older Adults, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Lenina Avenue 30, 634050 Tomsk, Russia)

  • Chien Thang Nguyen

    (Institute for European Studies, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Thai Ha Str. 176, Hanoi 11515, Vietnam)

  • An Ha Nguyen

    (Institute for European Studies, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Thai Ha Str. 176, Hanoi 11515, Vietnam)

  • Tran Si Lam

    (School of Economics and International Business, Foreign Trade University, Chua Lang Str. 91, Hanoi 11512, Vietnam)

Abstract

The rapid and breakthrough development of digital technology in the digital era creates excellent opportunities for Vietnam’s socioeconomic development, profoundly changing all activities and people’s lifestyles. However, due to old age characteristics, older adults become a vulnerable population group and face many difficulties when digital transformation occurs widely in all aspects of life. Research issues raised by the research team, such as sociodemographic characteristics, active aging, the activeness and attitudes of the elderly in Vietnam toward the digital environment, the importance of relevant government policies, and necessary attention from telecommunications and online service providers, are considered the novelties of this study. Among these, sociodemographics were found to be the most important factor influencing the digital adaptation of older people, as they dominate the age-related problems faced by older people. These suggestions were confirmed by evaluating the results of a sociological survey conducted by the research group At Hanoi University of Science and Technology on the influence of the technological environment on older adults’ lives using qualitative research methods. The purpose of the study was to determine the factors influencing the digital adaptability of Vietnamese elderly people in order to propose policy implications to encourage the elderly to adapt to the digital environment in the emerging digital society in Vietnam.

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  • Thi Xuan Hoa Nguyen & Thi Bich Ngoc Tran & Thanh Binh Dao & Galina Barysheva & Chien Thang Nguyen & An Ha Nguyen & Tran Si Lam, 2022. "Elderly People’s Adaptation to the Evolving Digital Society: A Case Study in Vietnam," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 11(8), pages 1-17, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:11:y:2022:i:8:p:324-:d:871344
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