Clinical Research Directory
Browse clinical research sites, groups, and studies.
Smartphone-Based Digital Literacy Training for Older Adults
Sponsor: Akdeniz University
Summary
This study examined whether a structured, classroom-based smartphone training programme can improve digital literacy and confidence in using a smartphone among adults aged 60 years and older enrolled in a lifelong-learning programme. The study used a non-randomised, wait-list-controlled design with two existing class cohorts: one cohort received the training first (intervention group), and the other continued with its usual programme activities and served as a comparison (wait-list control group). Digital literacy and smartphone self-efficacy were measured before the training, immediately after the training, and again three months later. The aim was to determine whether older adults who took part in the training showed greater improvement than those who did not.
Official title: Smartphone-based Digital Literacy Training for Older Adults in a Lifelong-learning Setting: a Nonrandomised Wait-list-controlled Study With 3-month Follow-up
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
60 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
140
Start Date
2025-04-15
Completion Date
2025-08-22
Last Updated
2026-07-09
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Structured smartphone-based digital literacy training
Instructor-led smartphone training delivered in 12 sessions over 6 weeks (twice weekly, 90 to 105 minutes), mapped to the DigComp 2.2 framework, using participants' own Android smartphones, a projector for demonstration, a class messaging group, and between-session practice tasks.
Locations (1)
Akdeniz University 60+ Tazelenme University
Antalya, Turkey (Türkiye)