Digital literacy among Korean older adults: A scoping review of quantitative studies

Author:

Kang Hun12,Baek Jiwon3,Chu Sang Hui34,Choi JiYeon345ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA

2. Yale-NUS College, Singapore, Singapore

3. Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Nursing, Seoul, Republic of Korea

4. Yonsei University College of Nursing, Seoul, Republic of Korea

5. Yonsei University Institute for Innovation in Digital Healthcare, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Abstract

BackgroundWhile digital literacy has become an essential competency for individuals across generations and sectors of society, supporting digital literacy in older adults is particularly challenging. South Korea is among the many countries undergoing rapid digitalization and population aging. Therefore, it is timely to identify the current understanding of digital literacy among older adults in South Korea.AimTo identify prior studies that quantitatively measure digital literacy among older adults in South Korea and to identify and evaluate how digital literacy was measured in the reviewed studies.MethodsThe study followed Arksey and O’Malley's scoping review framework, searching through four international (PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, and Cochrane Library) and four Korean (RISS, KISS, KCI, and KMBase) databases.ResultsAmong 42 studies included in the final analysis, 38 were cross-sectional studies, and 21 employed primary data. Digital literacy was assessed in various scopes, including digital literacy, e-health literacy, Internet use, and smartphone use. Of the 25 identified measures, three were validated; the rest varied greatly, from using a few items from large surveys to employing investigator-developed measures. Based on the European Commission's Digital Competence Framework, the most commonly addressed components were “information and data literacy” and “communication and collaboration.”ConclusionsIn recent years, attention toward digital literacy among South Korean older adults has grown rapidly. However, the level of digital literacy among older adults in South Korea remains inconclusive given measurement heterogeneity. Developing and validating more robust measures are warranted to evaluate digital literacy among older adults with diverse functions and circumstances.

Funder

Yale-NUS College Summer Internship Program

National Research Foundation of Korea

Institute for Innovation in Digital Healthcare, Yonsei University

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Health Information Management,Computer Science Applications,Health Informatics,Health Policy

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