Smart technology and the meaning in life of older adults during the Covid-19 public health emergency period: a cross-cultural qualitative study
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Resumo: | The exponential increase of the older segment of the population is coinciding with the growing challenges of a digital society in different socio-cultural contexts. This exploratory study aims to analyze older adult perspectives of how smart technology influenced their meaning in life during the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency period, using qualitative research at a cross-national level. Three hundred and fifty-one community-dwelling older participants aged 65-87 years were included in the study. Participants were Italian, Mexican, Portuguese and Spanish. All the narratives went through a process of content analysis. Findings of content analysis produced six themes: Meaningful relations, rewarding activities, spirituality, health and safety-related support, self-growth, and physical activity. Smart technology was important in promoting significant relations for Mexican older adults (71.3%), rewarding activities for Portuguese older adults (57.1%), spirituality for Spanish older participants (71.6%), and physical activity for Italian older adults (29.5%). This study indicated that smart technology during the Health Emergency period was important for the meaning in life of older populations, mostly by facilitating meaningful relations, rewarding activities and spirituality. Future interventions with older adults during pandemic periods should consider the diversity of themes associated with increasing older adult well-being, from a cross-cultural perspective. |
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Smart technology and the meaning in life of older adults during the Covid-19 public health emergency period: a cross-cultural qualitative studyCross-culturalMeaning in lifeOlder adultsPositive psychologySmart technologyThe exponential increase of the older segment of the population is coinciding with the growing challenges of a digital society in different socio-cultural contexts. This exploratory study aims to analyze older adult perspectives of how smart technology influenced their meaning in life during the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency period, using qualitative research at a cross-national level. Three hundred and fifty-one community-dwelling older participants aged 65-87 years were included in the study. Participants were Italian, Mexican, Portuguese and Spanish. All the narratives went through a process of content analysis. Findings of content analysis produced six themes: Meaningful relations, rewarding activities, spirituality, health and safety-related support, self-growth, and physical activity. Smart technology was important in promoting significant relations for Mexican older adults (71.3%), rewarding activities for Portuguese older adults (57.1%), spirituality for Spanish older participants (71.6%), and physical activity for Italian older adults (29.5%). This study indicated that smart technology during the Health Emergency period was important for the meaning in life of older populations, mostly by facilitating meaningful relations, rewarding activities and spirituality. Future interventions with older adults during pandemic periods should consider the diversity of themes associated with increasing older adult well-being, from a cross-cultural perspective.FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e TecnologiaTaylor & FrancisRepositório do ISPAvon Humboldt, SofiaMendoza-Ruvalcaba, Neyda Ma.Arias Merino, Elva DoloresCosta, AndreaCabras, EmiliaLow, GailLeal, Isabel2020-10-15T17:15:04Z2020-01-01T00:00:00Z2020-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/7790engInternational Review of Psychiatry1369162710.1080/09540261.2020.1810643info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2022-09-05T16:43:32Zoai:repositorio.ispa.pt:10400.12/7790Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T15:25:38.349838Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Smart technology and the meaning in life of older adults during the Covid-19 public health emergency period: a cross-cultural qualitative study |
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Smart technology and the meaning in life of older adults during the Covid-19 public health emergency period: a cross-cultural qualitative study |
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Smart technology and the meaning in life of older adults during the Covid-19 public health emergency period: a cross-cultural qualitative study von Humboldt, Sofia Cross-cultural Meaning in life Older adults Positive psychology Smart technology |
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Smart technology and the meaning in life of older adults during the Covid-19 public health emergency period: a cross-cultural qualitative study |
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Smart technology and the meaning in life of older adults during the Covid-19 public health emergency period: a cross-cultural qualitative study |
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Smart technology and the meaning in life of older adults during the Covid-19 public health emergency period: a cross-cultural qualitative study |
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Smart technology and the meaning in life of older adults during the Covid-19 public health emergency period: a cross-cultural qualitative study |
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Smart technology and the meaning in life of older adults during the Covid-19 public health emergency period: a cross-cultural qualitative study |
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von Humboldt, Sofia |
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von Humboldt, Sofia Mendoza-Ruvalcaba, Neyda Ma. Arias Merino, Elva Dolores Costa, Andrea Cabras, Emilia Low, Gail Leal, Isabel |
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Mendoza-Ruvalcaba, Neyda Ma. Arias Merino, Elva Dolores Costa, Andrea Cabras, Emilia Low, Gail Leal, Isabel |
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Repositório do ISPA |
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von Humboldt, Sofia Mendoza-Ruvalcaba, Neyda Ma. Arias Merino, Elva Dolores Costa, Andrea Cabras, Emilia Low, Gail Leal, Isabel |
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Cross-cultural Meaning in life Older adults Positive psychology Smart technology |
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Cross-cultural Meaning in life Older adults Positive psychology Smart technology |
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The exponential increase of the older segment of the population is coinciding with the growing challenges of a digital society in different socio-cultural contexts. This exploratory study aims to analyze older adult perspectives of how smart technology influenced their meaning in life during the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency period, using qualitative research at a cross-national level. Three hundred and fifty-one community-dwelling older participants aged 65-87 years were included in the study. Participants were Italian, Mexican, Portuguese and Spanish. All the narratives went through a process of content analysis. Findings of content analysis produced six themes: Meaningful relations, rewarding activities, spirituality, health and safety-related support, self-growth, and physical activity. Smart technology was important in promoting significant relations for Mexican older adults (71.3%), rewarding activities for Portuguese older adults (57.1%), spirituality for Spanish older participants (71.6%), and physical activity for Italian older adults (29.5%). This study indicated that smart technology during the Health Emergency period was important for the meaning in life of older populations, mostly by facilitating meaningful relations, rewarding activities and spirituality. Future interventions with older adults during pandemic periods should consider the diversity of themes associated with increasing older adult well-being, from a cross-cultural perspective. |
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