OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Educational Gerontology is 2. 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 2020-09-01 to 2024-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Improving the digital skills of older adults in a COVID-19 pandemic environment	34
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
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	13
Older service users’ experiences of learning to use eHealth applications in sparsely populated healthcare settings in Northern Sweden and Finland	12
Lifelong learning activities for older adults: a scoping review	12
Older adults’ technology anxiety as a barrier to digital inclusion: a scoping review	12
Older adults’ self-efficacy in computer use and the factors that impact their self-efficacy: a path analysis	12
College students’ perceptions of “old people” compared to “grandparents”	11
Bringing older consumers onboard to online banking: a generational cohort comparison	11
Understanding the use of digital finance among older internet users in urban China: Evidence from an online convenience sample	11
Sharing Indigenous Knowledge through intergenerational digital storytelling: Design of a workshop engaging Elders and youth	10
An analysis of socioemotional selectivity theory in the context of older adults’ use of Facebook	10
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	9
How do older adults process icons during a navigation task? Effects of aging, semantic distance, and text label	7
People with dementia positioning themselves as learners	7
A meta-analytic review of the effects of intergenerational programs for youth and older adults	7
Put your hands in mine: a metaphor analysis of family support in death anxiety and interment stress among Filipino older adults	7
Acceptance of gamified virtual reality environments by older adults	7
Generation to generation: effects of intergenerational interactions on attitudes	7
Documented barriers to health care access among Latinx older adults: A scoping review	6
Health promotion in early-stage dementia – user experiences from an educative intervention	6
Ageing versus active aging: how old age is represented in children’s books	6

Acute medical and surgical nurses’ knowledge and attitudes towards ageing and older persons	5
Is age an issue? Psychosocial differences in perceived older workers’ work (un)adaptability, effectiveness, and workplace age discrimination	5
Teaching methods for senior learning courses in Taiwan: the importance of motivation, interaction, and integration	5
Older trans individuals’ experiences of health and social care and the views of healthcare and social care practitioners: ‘they hadn’t a clue’	5
“Because I could not stop for death”: phenomenologizing death anxiety among Filipino Older adults	5
Promoting age-friendly organizational culture through lifelong learning programs in higher education: experience and insights from faculty	5
Improving expectations regarding aging in younger adults: a classroom study	5
Barriers and supportive factors for older adults learning about and using information and communication technologies for healthy aging in Costa Rica	5
The participatory turn in Swedish ageing research: Productive interactions as learning and societal impact	5
Korean baby boomer retirees’ bridge employment experiences in community service jobs	4
Exploring the motivation of the older Chinese people learning English in China: A case study in a senior college in Guangdong	4
Learning and daily life integration: a qualitative analysis of the behaviors, characteristics, and logic of mobile learning among older adults	4
Psychotherapy in old age: older adults’ sexual distress concerning their sexual well-being	4
VRCHIVE: experiences conducting an online workshop teaching intergenerational participants to create virtual reality films about their lives during the COVID pandemic	4
Older adults are healthier than many people expect: reducing anti-old attitudes	4
Supporting successful communities of practice for older adults: a qualitative secondary analysis	4
Understanding getting and growing older from songs of yesteryears: a latent content analysis	4
Process and outcomes of telephone reassurance program training for older adult volunteers	4
Does mastering of abstract words decline with age?	4
Developing senior learners’ autonomy in language learning. An exploratory study of Hungarian adult educators’ support strategies	4
Older adults and digital inclusion	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
Correlation between socio-demographic factors and adoption and use of wearable activity trackers in online American older adults	4
Implementing intergenerational learning in a preschool: a case study from Taiwan	4
The portrayal of older persons in grade 3 primary school children’s textbooks in Zimbabwe	3
Information Communication Technology Use to Improve eHealth Literacy, Technophobia, and Social Connection among Community Dwelling Older Adults	3
Anxiety and enjoyment of older learners of English in Chinese Universities of the third age	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
Medical clowning’s contribution to the well-being of older adults in a residential home	3
Depleted by dependence or imprisoned by independence? Cases of China’s aging in place	3
Effect of loneliness and sociodemographic, health, COVID-19 pandemic-related factors on depression among older adults	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
Intergenerational relationships: do older adults experience ambivalence with their adult children?	3
Older adult volunteers in intergenerational programs in educational settings across the globe	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
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
Evaluation of a virtual 4-week digital literacy program for older adults during COVID-19: a pilot study	2
Co-designing alternative frames of ageing and experiences of challenging ageism in Australia	2
Barriers and facilitators of older adults’ usage of mobility devices: a scoping review	2
Psychometric evaluation of the healthy aging instrument in older adults	2
Willingness to work with elderly people scale (WEPS) for medical and nursing students: cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation	2
Examination of university students’ attitudes towards older people: the case of social work education	2
Evaluation of the music therapy program interventions on agitated behavior for people with dementia in Taiwan institutional care	2
Perceptions of aging and wellness engagement among life plan community residents	2
ICT volunteering as a protective factor for older adults: investigating motives of internet use, internet self-efficacy and perceived obsolescence	2
Predictive power of retirement resources in retirement adjustment and quality of life among male retirees: a cross-sectional study in central Iran	2
Perception of the life esthetics among older adults	2

Supporting resident engagement via web-based assessment system: experience of activity professionals from long-term care settings	2
Examining critical reflection skills in an undergraduate gerontology course	2
Eliminating Ageism in Higher Education: An Intergenerational Participatory Co-design Project	2
Group fitness instruction for older adults: toward a substantive, grounded theory of age capital	2
Can a course on aging with a service-learning component change students’ attitudes toward aging?	2
Examining intergenerational family members’ creative activities during COVID-19 lockdown via manifest content analysis of YouTube and TikTok videos	2
Outpatient health service utilization and associated factors among Iranian older adults: based on Andersen’s behavioral model	2
Everyday learning in later life through engagement in physical activity	2
Benefits of chair-based home exercises for physical fitness, activities of daily living, and balance status in older adults with balance disorder	2
Competing at age 55 and over. Reasons why older athletes participate in sport	2
Aging through their eyes: college students’ attitudes toward older adults before and after nursing home observations	2
Using art and creative practice to provide education about ageism and age stereotypes	2
The development, validation, and application of a retirement preparation readiness scale in Taiwan	2
Suicide intervention among aging network providers	2
The relationship between social inclusion and life satisfaction among Turkish older people	2
“Aging is beautiful and graceful:” exploring college students’ perceptions of aging, older adults, and future older selves	2
Successful ageing: contributions of non-formal (adult) education in a group of older people in northern Portugal	2
Retention in intergenerational exercise classes for older adults: a mixed-method research study	2
Related factors to aging-career interest: ageism and self-efficacy in the context of a life-span development course	2
Active aging of older adults in rural area after participating in senior self-directed learning groups	2
The willingness of elderly care program students to care for older adults and the associated factors: a multi-centered research	2
Role exit or transition? Continuity and change for retired faculty at a liberal arts Midwestern University	2
Healthy aging in Brazil: odyssey or strategy?	2
Factors affecting the risk of self neglect and loneliness level of the older adults: a case study from Turkey	2
Cross-sectional assessment of medical students willingness to care toward older people in Taiwan	2
Positive aging: feasibility and acceptability of an eHealth ACT module for middle-aged and older adults	2
Class management in Taiwan’s Active Aging Learning Centers: demonstration of the relationship, interaction, and harmony in ethnic Chinese societies	2
The effect of expressive writing intervention and neutral task writing intervention on positive affect and meaning in life among late middle-aged and older adults	2