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Factors to consider when introducing digital social activities to older persons with home care
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- Blusi, Madeleine, 1968- (author)
- Umeå universitet,Institutionen för omvårdnad
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- Lindgren, Helena, Professor (author)
- Umeå universitet,Institutionen för datavetenskap
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- Nilsson, Ingeborg (author)
- Umeå universitet,Avdelningen för arbetsterapi
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- IOS Press, 2023
- 2023
- English.
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In: Caring is sharing. - : IOS Press. - 9781643683881 - 9781643683898 ; , s. 453-457
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- Social isolation and loneliness have become everyday concerns forpopulations all over the world as these factors are affecting both physical and mentalhealth in a negative way. Feelings of isolation and loneliness are increasinglyacknowledged as a health risk among older persons. ICTs have been recognized aseffective tools to combat social isolation among older people. The aim of this studywas to explore factors of significance when introducing a tablet-based systemproviding digital social activities for older persons with home care. Participants were17 persons, age 70 and older, who lived alone and had assistance from home care.This exploratory study used cross-sectional qualitative data analyzed throughthematic analysis. Three themes were generated: 1) lacking vocabulary related tothe context, 2) intuitive user interface may replace extensive instructions and 3)unwillingness to commit to a pre-defined measure of performance.
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Omvårdnad (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Nursing (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Social isolation
- social activity
- older persons
- home care
- tablet
- digital healthcare
- caring sciences in social sciences
- omvårdnadsforskning med samhällsvetenskaplig inriktning
- Occupational therapy
- arbetsterapi
- data- och systemvetenskap
- computer and systems sciences
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- ref (subject category)
- kon (subject category)
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