Older Adult Problems: Physical

          Even when the desire is there for older adults to want to learn how to use a computer they may have physical issues that keep them from pursuing training. Older adults often experience difficultly holding the mouse. They have trouble placing their hand correctly on the mouse. Arthritis is the main cause for this problem. There is also a declination in motor skills can make double clicking and move the mouse to the correct position difficult. They can also experience problems using the keyboard. Keys can be too close together. They also might have difficulty pushing the combination of keys at once (Bean, 2003).

Bean, C & Laven, M. (2003). Adapting to seniors: Computer training for older adults. Florida Libraries. 46(2).