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Smartphone-Based Digital Literacy Training for Older Adults

8. juli 2026 oppdatert av: Barış Kılıç, Akdeniz University

Smartphone-based Digital Literacy Training for Older Adults in a Lifelong-learning Setting: a Nonrandomised Wait-list-controlled Study With 3-month Follow-up

This study examined whether a structured, classroom-based smartphone training programme can improve digital literacy and confidence in using a smartphone among adults aged 60 years and older enrolled in a lifelong-learning programme. The study used a non-randomised, wait-list-controlled design with two existing class cohorts: one cohort received the training first (intervention group), and the other continued with its usual programme activities and served as a comparison (wait-list control group). Digital literacy and smartphone self-efficacy were measured before the training, immediately after the training, and again three months later. The aim was to determine whether older adults who took part in the training showed greater improvement than those who did not.

Studieoversikt

Status

Fullført

Forhold

Intervensjon / Behandling

Detaljert beskrivelse

The training programme consisted of 12 sessions delivered over 6 weeks (two sessions per week, each lasting 90 to 105 minutes). Content was mapped to the DigComp 2.2 digital competence framework and covered practical smartphone skills for everyday life. Sessions used participants' own Android smartphones together with a projector for demonstration, a class messaging group for support, and between-session practice tasks. The intervention arm comprised the advanced-level cohort of the Akdeniz University 60+ Refresher (Tazelenme) University, and the wait-list control arm comprised the second-year cohort of the same programme.

Two instruments were used. Digital literacy was assessed with the Digital Literacy Scale (score range 12 to 60), the primary outcome. Smartphone self-efficacy was assessed with the Smartphone Self-Efficacy Scale (score range 20 to 100), a secondary outcome. Both were administered at baseline (T1), immediately after the intervention (T2), and at three-month follow-up (T3). Programme satisfaction was assessed with a short questionnaire after the intervention.

The primary analysis used a baseline-adjusted linear mixed model on the full analysis set, including a group-by-baseline interaction and adjustment for age, sex, education, and marital status. Robustness was examined through several pre-specified sensitivity analyses, including per-protocol analysis, difference-in-differences, propensity-score overlap weighting, multiple imputation, and a conservative worst-case (missing-not-at-random) analysis.

Studietype

Intervensjonell

Registrering (Faktiske)

140

Fase

  • Ikke aktuelt

Kontakter og plasseringer

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Studiesteder

  • Tyrkia (Türkiye)
      • Antalya, Tyrkia (Türkiye), 07070
        • Akdeniz University 60+ Tazelenme University

Deltakelseskriterier

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Kvalifikasjonskriterier

Alder som er kvalifisert for studier

  • Voksen
  • Eldre voksen

Tar imot friske frivillige

Ja

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Aged 60 years or older
  • Enrolled in the Akdeniz University 60+ Refresher (Tazelenme) University programme
  • Owns and regularly uses an smartphone
  • Able to attend the scheduled training sessions
  • Provides written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Severe cognitive, visual, or hearing impairment that would prevent participation in the training

Studieplan

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Hvordan er studiet utformet?

Designdetaljer

  • Primært formål: Annen
  • Tildeling: Ikke-randomisert
  • Intervensjonsmodell: Parallell tildeling
  • Masking: Ingen (Open Label)

Våpen og intervensjoner

Deltakergruppe / Arm
Intervensjon / Behandling
Eksperimentell: Smartphone-based digital literacy training
Advanced-level cohort receiving a structured smartphone training programme: 12 sessions over 6 weeks (two sessions per week, 90 to 105 minutes each), mapped to the DigComp 2.2 framework, using participants' own Android smartphones.
Atferdsmessig: Structured smartphone-based digital literacy training
Instructor-led smartphone training delivered in 12 sessions over 6 weeks (twice weekly, 90 to 105 minutes), mapped to the DigComp 2.2 framework, using participants' own Android smartphones, a projector for demonstration, a class messaging group, and between-session practice tasks.
Ingen inngripen: Wait-list control
Second-year cohort continuing usual programme activities with the training deferred; served as the comparison group.

Hva måler studien?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tiltaksbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Change in Digital Literacy Scale (DLS) score
Tidsramme: Baseline (T1), immediately post-intervention (approximately week 6, T2), and 3-month follow-up (T3)
Digital literacy assessed with the Digital Literacy Scale. Scores range from a minimum of 12 to a maximum of 60. Higher scores indicate greater digital literacy (a better outcome).
Baseline (T1), immediately post-intervention (approximately week 6, T2), and 3-month follow-up (T3)

Sekundære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tiltaksbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Change in Smartphone Self-Efficacy Scale (SSES) score
Tidsramme: Baseline (T1), immediately post-intervention (approximately week 6, T2), and 3-month follow-up (T3)
Smartphone self-efficacy assessed with the Smartphone Self-Efficacy Scale. Scores range from a minimum of 20 to a maximum of 100. Higher scores indicate greater smartphone self-efficacy (a better outcome).
Baseline (T1), immediately post-intervention (approximately week 6, T2), and 3-month follow-up (T3)
Programme satisfaction
Tidsramme: Immediately post-intervention (approximately week 6, T2)
Participant satisfaction with the training programme, assessed with a 10-item satisfaction questionnaire. Scores range from a minimum of 10 to a maximum of 50. Higher scores indicate greater satisfaction (a better outcome).
Immediately post-intervention (approximately week 6, T2)

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Sponsor

Akdeniz University

Etterforskere

  • Studieleder: Gülüşan Özgün Başıbüyük, Akdeniz University

Studierekorddatoer

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Studer hoveddatoer

Studiestart (Faktiske)

15. april 2025

Primær fullføring (Faktiske)

22. august 2025

Studiet fullført (Faktiske)

22. august 2025

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først innsendt

4. juli 2026

Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

8. juli 2026

Først lagt ut (Faktiske)

9. juli 2026

Oppdateringer av studieposter

Sist oppdatering lagt ut (Faktiske)

9. juli 2026

Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

8. juli 2026

Sist bekreftet

1. juli 2026

Mer informasjon

Begreper knyttet til denne studien

Nøkkelord

Ytterligere relevante MeSH-vilkår

Andre studie-ID-numre

  • TBAEK-181

Plan for individuelle deltakerdata (IPD)

Planlegger du å dele individuelle deltakerdata (IPD)?

JA

IPD-planbeskrivelse

De-identified individual participant data underlying the reported results are available from the corresponding author (B.K.) on reasonable request, subject to ethics and participant-confidentiality restrictions. The analysis code is likewise available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

IPD-delingstidsramme

Available beginning after publication of the main results, with no fixed end date.

Tilgangskriterier for IPD-deling

Requests are reviewed by the corresponding author (B.K.). De-identified data and analytic code will be shared with researchers who submit a methodologically sound proposal and sign a data-access and confidentiality agreement, subject to applicable ethics approvals and participant-confidentiality restrictions.

IPD-deling Støtteinformasjonstype

  • ANALYTIC_CODE

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