CATCH-ON Connect:一种平板电脑干预措施,以解决社会隔离和孤独问题
Siqi Wang1, Steven Reaves1, Michelle Newman1
1Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
Aging & mental health
|June 6, 2023
概括
有技术援助的平板电脑程序可以减少老年人的孤独感. 虽然社会隔离没有显著变化,但参与者报告说,在CATCH-ON Connect干预后,他们感觉不那么孤独.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 人与计算机的交互
- 数字健康数字健康
背景情况:
- 老年人经历社会隔离和孤独,由于缺乏技术熟练程度而加剧.
- 技术提供了潜在的解决方案,但对于这一群体而言存在采用障碍.
研究的目的:
- 评估CATCH-ON Connect计划的有效性,这是一个基于平板电脑的技术援助计划.
- 评估该计划对老年人社会隔离和孤独的影响.
主要方法:
- 采用了一个单一组前后计划评估设计.
- 在CATCH-ON Connect计划中,为老年参与者提供了支持蜂的平板电脑和技术支持.
主要成果:
- 参与者报告说,干预后孤独感在统计学上显著减少.
- 没有观察到参与者社会隔离水平的统计学意义上的变化.
结论:
- 结合技术援助的平板电脑程序有望改善老年人的福祉.
- 需要进一步的研究来区分互联网接入对技术支持的影响.
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