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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Autor(a) principal: von Humboldt, Sofia
Data de Publicação: 2020
Outros Autores: Mendoza-Ruvalcaba, Neyda Ma., Arias Merino, Elva Dolores, Costa, Andrea, Cabras, Emilia, Low, Gail, Leal, Isabel
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/7790
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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spelling 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
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Smart technology and the meaning in life of older adults during the Covid-19 public health emergency period: a cross-cultural qualitative study
title Smart technology and the meaning in life of older adults during the Covid-19 public health emergency period: a cross-cultural qualitative study
spellingShingle 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
title_short Smart technology and the meaning in life of older adults during the Covid-19 public health emergency period: a cross-cultural qualitative study
title_full Smart technology and the meaning in life of older adults during the Covid-19 public health emergency period: a cross-cultural qualitative study
title_fullStr Smart technology and the meaning in life of older adults during the Covid-19 public health emergency period: a cross-cultural qualitative study
title_full_unstemmed Smart technology and the meaning in life of older adults during the Covid-19 public health emergency period: a cross-cultural qualitative study
title_sort Smart technology and the meaning in life of older adults during the Covid-19 public health emergency period: a cross-cultural qualitative study
author von Humboldt, Sofia
author_facet von Humboldt, Sofia
Mendoza-Ruvalcaba, Neyda Ma.
Arias Merino, Elva Dolores
Costa, Andrea
Cabras, Emilia
Low, Gail
Leal, Isabel
author_role author
author2 Mendoza-Ruvalcaba, Neyda Ma.
Arias Merino, Elva Dolores
Costa, Andrea
Cabras, Emilia
Low, Gail
Leal, Isabel
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author
author
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv von Humboldt, Sofia
Mendoza-Ruvalcaba, Neyda Ma.
Arias Merino, Elva Dolores
Costa, Andrea
Cabras, Emilia
Low, Gail
Leal, Isabel
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Cross-cultural
Meaning in life
Older adults
Positive psychology
Smart technology
topic Cross-cultural
Meaning in life
Older adults
Positive psychology
Smart technology
description 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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