Fischl Caroline, Lindelöf Nina, Lindgren Helena, Nilsson Ingeborg
Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Occupational Therapy, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden.
Department of Rehabilitation, School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Box 1026, 551 11 Jönköping, Sweden.
Eur J Ageing. 2020 Feb 11;17(3):281-290. doi: 10.1007/s10433-020-00558-7. eCollection 2020 Sep.
Social participation and digital engagement can contribute to health and well-being among older adults. Because of older adults' decline in abilities, coupled with complex technology and its perceived insufficient relevance to daily life, there is a need to create and tailor social opportunities and services that are supported by digital technologies for older adults to continue participating in society. Thus, it becomes relevant to explore older adults' perceptions about contexts surrounding their social participation in a digital society. This exploration used a qualitative research design with focus group interviews and qualitative content analysis. Eighteen older adults, aged 66-81 years, from rural communities in Northern Sweden, participated in this study. The analysis resulted in three categories: and These categories were encapsulated in the theme- The findings suggested that co-creating usable digitalized services and facilitating satisfactory use of digital technologies could support older adults' social participation through activities that they find relevant in their lives, and subsequently, might enable them to live longer at home.
社会参与和数字融入有助于老年人的健康和福祉。由于老年人能力下降，再加上技术复杂且人们认为其与日常生活的相关性不足，因此有必要创建并量身定制由数字技术支持的社会机会和服务，以便老年人能够继续参与社会。因此，探索老年人对其在数字社会中社会参与相关背景的看法就变得很有意义。这项探索采用了定性研究设计，包括焦点小组访谈和定性内容分析。来自瑞典北部农村社区的18名年龄在66至81岁之间的老年人参与了本研究。分析结果分为三类： 这些类别被归纳在主题—— 之中。研究结果表明，共同创造可用的数字化服务并促进对数字技术的满意使用，可以通过老年人在生活中认为相关的活动来支持他们的社会参与，随后，这可能使他们能够在家中更长久地生活。
