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SUMMARY:What Factors Influence Senior People’s Digital Health Technology Adoption Decision in China and Thailand: A Qualitative Study
DESCRIPTION:Register now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPanelists:Haijing Hao\, Associate Professor\, Computer Information Systems\, Bentley University; Associate\, Harvard University Asia Center Heiko Gewald\, Research Professor of Information Management\, Neu-Ulm University\, Neu-Ulm\, Germany (joining virtually) Assadaporn Sapsomboon\, Associate Professor of Information Technology\, Department of Statistics\, Chulalongkorn Business School\, Bangkok\, Thailand (joining virtually) \n\n\n\nModerator: Hongtu Chen\, Co-director\, Social Technology for Global Aging Research Initiative at Harvard; Assistant Professor of Psychology\, Harvard Medical School \n\n\n\nRegistration appreciated for planning purpose.  \n\n\n\nThis panel discussion will cover the TAMAG project\, a cross-cultural study examining how seniors in China\, Thailand\, and Germany navigate digital health technologies and the personal challenges of aging. \n\n\n\nThe TAMAG project (Technology Acceptance Model for the Aging Generation) conducted field interviews with seniors (65+) in China\, Thailand\, and Germany during 2025/26. Participants were drawn from diverse backgrounds and varied geographical regions\, including major cities and rural areas. The study focused on seniors’ daily use of digital technologies\, such as smartphones and tablets\, particularly for health-related purposes. Researchers also explored issues critical to older adults\, including the ease of navigating healthcare systems\, experiences with medical consultations\, and personal perceptions of aging and loneliness. While the interviews highlighted the diverse cultural contexts within China and Thailand\, the next phase of analysis will contrast these findings with the Western context\, as represented by the interviews with German participants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/what-factors-influence-senior-peoples-digital-health-technology-adoption-decision-in-china-and-thailand-a-qualitative-study/
LOCATION:CGIS South\, Room S153\, 1730 Cambridge St.\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
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