In the adoption of digital technology to support occupational engagement, what has been found to be a barrier to adoption of enabling technology?
A) Cognition
B) Poverty
C) Knowledge of use of technology
D) Osteoarthritis

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A small-scale study in Sweden found that older adults who used electronic devices to manage everyday tasks and communicate with friends and family had embraced digital participation as part of their identity (Fischl, Asaba, & Nilsson, 2017). Through the technologies, they experienced meaning in daily life. Moreover, they were not passive users; rather, they actively managed their online identities. The mastery of digital technologies had become an integral part of their being. Not all older adults, however, access digital technologies. Contrary to their expectations, Kottorp and colleagues (2016) found that poverty, rather than cognitive impairment, was the primary barrier to the ownership and use of digital technologies among older adults in Sweden.

In the Adoption of Digital Technology to Support Occupational Engagement