老年人在COVID-19大流行期间使用数字技术的情况
Andrew Sixsmith1, Becky R Horst2, Dorina Simeonov3
1Simon Fraser University, Department of Gerontology.
概括
老年人越来越多地使用技术来打击隔离和支持COVID-19大流行期间的健康. 尽管面临挑战,但技术为健康老龄化和改善福祉提供了巨大的潜力.
科学领域:
- 老年学和数字健康
- 技术社会学技术的社会学.
- 公共卫生与老龄化问题
背景情况:
- COVID-19大流行严重影响了老年人的生活,健康和获得服务的机会.
- 物理距离和"呆在家里"的命令需要增加数字互动,突出技术的作用.
- 对于老年人在疫情期间适应技术的理解有限.
研究的目的:
- 调查老年人如何应对COVID-19大流行期间对技术的依赖增加.
- 评估2019年至2020年间老年人技术使用和态度的变化.
- 探索大流行对老年人技术采用的影响.
主要方法:
- 2019年和2020年在加拿大进行的两个横截面调查.
- 总共有1923名65岁及以上的老年人参与了这项研究.
- 收集关于技术感知,使用模式和大流行对技术态度相关影响的数据.
主要成果:
- 老年人报告说,与2019年相比,2020年孤立感增加了.
- 大多数人对技术对健康,健康和沟通的好处表示了积极的看法.
- 在大流行期间,老年人对技术的使用增加,以满足基本需求.
结论:
- 技术在支持老年人健康老龄化和福祉方面具有巨大的潜力.
- 越来越多的技术采用可以减轻孤立感,提高老年人的生活质量.
- 社会经济因素仍然是影响老年人采用技术和可访问性的关键因素.
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