试点测试Engaging Generations (eGen) 计划,以解决低收入老年人的社会福祉问题
Cindy E Tsotsoros1,2, Emma Pascuzzi1, Melanie Brasher3
1Department of Human Development and Family Science, The University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, United States.
Frontiers in public health
|August 26, 2024
概括
这个试点计划通过提供iPad和指导来改善老年人的社会福利,减少社会隔离和孤独感. 需要进一步的研究来证实这些对数字包容性的积极影响.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 数字化包容数字化包容
- 社会福利 社会福利
背景情况:
- COVID-19 疫情凸显了老年人,特别是来自弱势社区的老年人,对数字化包容和社会福祉的需求.
- 开发了一个试点计划,为老年人提供技术访问和代际指导.
研究的目的:
- 检查老年成年参与者社会福祉的前后变化,包括生活质量,社会隔离和孤独.
- 评估技术获取和指导对来自弱势社区的参与者的社会福祉的影响.
主要方法:
- 一个试点项目为来自美国五个弱势社区的145名老年人提供了iPad和指导.
- 在使用标准化措施的前/后调查中,评估了社会隔离,孤独和生活质量.
- 课程后的采访 (n=98) 探讨了参与者的看法和课程对社会福祉的影响.
主要成果:
- 在社会隔离,孤独和生活质量调查前/后得分中观察到显著的改善.
- 定性分析揭示了通过技术增强情绪,改善生活质量,增加目标意识和更好的沟通能力的主题.
- 参与者报告说,他们感觉不那么孤独,通过视频通话,电子邮件,短信和短信更有联系.
结论:
- 试点项目似乎减少了社会隔离和孤独感,有助于提高老年人的社会福祉.
- 参与者在参与该计划后报告了社会福祉的积极变化.
- 建议以更大的样本进行未来的研究,以验证这些发现,并探索通往社会福祉的技术途径.
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