Purposeful social media as support platform: Communication frameworks for older adults requiring care

Norval, Chris and Arnott, John and Hine, Nick and Hanson, Vicki (2012) Purposeful social media as support platform: Communication frameworks for older adults requiring care. In: Advances in Techniques and Technologies Assisting Care at Home.

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Despite more and more people adopting Social Networking Sites (SNSs) such as Facebook, adults over 65 years of age still make up a relatively small percentage of those numbers. A perceived lack of purpose is suggested as one of the key issues surrounding the lack of interest of older adults, yet wit

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Date Deposited: 04 Mar 2026 09:13
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URI: http://eprints.eai.eu/id/eprint/4583

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