OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Educational Gerontology is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-07-01 to 2024-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Improving the digital skills of older adults in a COVID-19 pandemic environment	32
Not good days for technophobes: older internet users during the COVID-19 pandemic	25
Creating supportive environments and enhancing personal perception to bridge the digital divide among older adults	25
Covid-19: U3A students’ report on the impacts of social isolation on physical and mental health and access to information about the virus during the pandemic	20
Factors affecting information and communication technology use and eHealth literacy among older adults in the US and South Korea	19
“I’m slowly ageing but I still have my value”: challenging ageism and empowering older persons through lifelong learning in Singapore	18
The effect of loneliness and perceived social support among older adults on their life satisfaction and quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic	17
Active aging, psychological well-being and quality of life of elderly and pre-elderly Malaysians during movement control periods	12
Older adults’ self-efficacy in computer use and the factors that impact their self-efficacy: a path analysis	11
Older service users’ experiences of learning to use eHealth applications in sparsely populated healthcare settings in Northern Sweden and Finland	11
College students’ perceptions of “old people” compared to “grandparents”	11
Correlates of dementia-related anxiety: self-perceived dementia risk and ageism	11
An analysis of socioemotional selectivity theory in the context of older adults’ use of Facebook	10
Bringing older consumers onboard to online banking: a generational cohort comparison	9
Understanding the use of digital finance among older internet users in urban China: Evidence from an online convenience sample	9
The retirement experiences of women academics: a qualitative, descriptive study	9
An interdisciplinary approach to enhancing health knowledge and cultural awareness with LGBT older adults	8
Teaching older adults: an instructional model from Singapore	8
Sharing Indigenous Knowledge through intergenerational digital storytelling: Design of a workshop engaging Elders and youth	8
Retirement lifestyle conceptualization and well-being in recent retirees	7
Lifelong learning activities for older adults: a scoping review	7
Put your hands in mine: a metaphor analysis of family support in death anxiety and interment stress among Filipino older adults	7
Generation to generation: effects of intergenerational interactions on attitudes	7
People with dementia positioning themselves as learners	6
A meta-analytic review of the effects of intergenerational programs for youth and older adults	5

Development and validation of ageist myths in a psychotherapy questionnaire (AMPQ): professional ageism among psychology graduate students	5
Older adults’ technology anxiety as a barrier to digital inclusion: a scoping review	5
The participatory turn in Swedish ageing research: Productive interactions as learning and societal impact	5
Improving expectations regarding aging in younger adults: a classroom study	5
Health promotion in early-stage dementia – user experiences from an educative intervention	5
National identity of rural Chinese older adults: a hermeneutic phenomenological study	5
Postretirement work from a gender perspective: in-depth analysis of the Chilean case	5
Acceptance of gamified virtual reality environments by older adults	5
Ageing versus active aging: how old age is represented in children’s books	5
How do older adults process icons during a navigation task? Effects of aging, semantic distance, and text label	5
Promoting age-friendly organizational culture through lifelong learning programs in higher education: experience and insights from faculty	5
Understanding getting and growing older from songs of yesteryears: a latent content analysis	4
Documented barriers to health care access among Latinx older adults: A scoping review	4
Process and outcomes of telephone reassurance program training for older adult volunteers	4
VRCHIVE: experiences conducting an online workshop teaching intergenerational participants to create virtual reality films about their lives during the COVID pandemic	4
Daily activities and psychological need satisfaction of elderly adults: the experience sampling method	4
“Because I could not stop for death”: phenomenologizing death anxiety among Filipino Older adults	4
Barriers and supportive factors for older adults learning about and using information and communication technologies for healthy aging in Costa Rica	4
Loneliness patterns and sleep problems after the initial outbreak of COVID-19: Findings from the Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)	4
Medical clowning’s contribution to the well-being of older adults in a residential home	4
Acute medical and surgical nurses’ knowledge and attitudes towards ageing and older persons	4
Developing senior learners’ autonomy in language learning. An exploratory study of Hungarian adult educators’ support strategies	4
Is age an issue? Psychosocial differences in perceived older workers’ work (un)adaptability, effectiveness, and workplace age discrimination	4
Putting educational gerontology principles to the test: a quantitative confirmation of the empowering benefits of liberal arts courses	4
Older trans individuals’ experiences of health and social care and the views of healthcare and social care practitioners: ‘they hadn’t a clue’	4
Does mastering of abstract words decline with age?	4
Implementing intergenerational learning in a preschool: a case study from Taiwan	4
Supporting successful communities of practice for older adults: a qualitative secondary analysis	4
Older adults are healthier than many people expect: reducing anti-old attitudes	3
Information Communication Technology Use to Improve eHealth Literacy, Technophobia, and Social Connection among Community Dwelling Older Adults	3
What’s on your bucket list?Utility and importance of the retirement preferences of 40–70-year-old Filipino teachers using discrete choice estimation	3
Examination of behavioral intention toward E-learning: a case of University of the Third Age students	3
Comparative effectiveness of intergenerational service-learning programs on student outcomes of knowledge, attitude, and ageism	3
The Effect of a Health Belief Model-based Educational Intervention on the Determinants of Intention to Influenza Prevention Behaviors among the Older Adults	3
Depleted by dependence or imprisoned by independence? Cases of China’s aging in place	3
Korean baby boomer retirees’ bridge employment experiences in community service jobs	3
Beyond the tip of the iceberg: a qualitative sentiment analysis of YouTube viewers’ emotional valence toward older adults auditioning in worldwide Got Talent®	3
Effect of loneliness and sociodemographic, health, COVID-19 pandemic-related factors on depression among older adults	3
Teaching methods for senior learning courses in Taiwan: the importance of motivation, interaction, and integration	3
Learning and daily life integration: a qualitative analysis of the behaviors, characteristics, and logic of mobile learning among older adults	3
Correlation between socio-demographic factors and adoption and use of wearable activity trackers in online American older adults	3
Exploring the motivation of the older Chinese people learning English in China: A case study in a senior college in Guangdong	3
Older adult volunteers in intergenerational programs in educational settings across the globe	3
A health promotion program for older adults (KABAN!): effects on health literacy, quality of life, and emotions	3
The effect of information and communications technology use on the well-being of older Hong Kong Chinese adults	3
Urgent call for health education to promote eHealth literacy in aging populations: a brief note	3