Older adults’ perceptions of contexts surrounding their social participation in a digitalized society : an exploration in rural communities in Northern Sweden
Social participation and digital engagement can contribute to health and well-being among older adults. Because of older adults’ decline in abilities, coupled withcomplex technology and its perceived insufficient relevance to daily life, there is a need to create and tailor social opportunities and...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-168409 2023-10-09T21:54:30+02:00 Older adults’ perceptions of contexts surrounding their social participation in a digitalized society : an exploration in rural communities in Northern Sweden Fischl, Caroline Lindelöf, Nina Lindgren, Helena Nilsson, Ingeborg 2020 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-168409 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-020-00558-7 eng eng Umeå universitet, Avdelningen för arbetsterapi Umeå universitet, Avdelningen för fysioterapi Umeå universitet, Institutionen för datavetenskap Department of Rehabilitation, School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden European Journal of Ageing, 1613-9372, 2020, 17, s. 281-290 orcid:0000-0002-5015-154x orcid:0000-0002-4449-049X orcid:0000-0002-8430-4241 orcid:0000-0002-8265-5769 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-168409 doi:10.1007/s10433-020-00558-7 PMID 32904866 ISI:000516042500002 Scopus 2-s2.0-85079421835 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Computer Digital technology Information and communication technology Internet Older people Social activities Occupational Therapy Arbetsterapi Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2020 ftumeauniv https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-020-00558-7 2023-09-22T13:54:42Z Social participation and digital engagement can contribute to health and well-being among older adults. Because of older adults’ decline in abilities, coupled withcomplex 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: Experiencing conditions for social participation in a state of flux, Perceiving drawbacks of urbanization on social participation, Welcoming digital technology that facilitates daily and community living.These categories were encapsulated in the theme –The juxtaposition of narrowing offline social networks and expanding digital opportunities for social participation. 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) European Journal of Ageing 17 3 281 290 |
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Social participation and digital engagement can contribute to health and well-being among older adults. Because of older adults’ decline in abilities, coupled withcomplex 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: Experiencing conditions for social participation in a state of flux, Perceiving drawbacks of urbanization on social participation, Welcoming digital technology that facilitates daily and community living.These categories were encapsulated in the theme –The juxtaposition of narrowing offline social networks and expanding digital opportunities for social participation. 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. |
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Fischl, Caroline Lindelöf, Nina Lindgren, Helena Nilsson, Ingeborg |
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Older adults’ perceptions of contexts surrounding their social participation in a digitalized society : an exploration in rural communities in Northern Sweden |
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Older adults’ perceptions of contexts surrounding their social participation in a digitalized society : an exploration in rural communities in Northern Sweden |
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Older adults’ perceptions of contexts surrounding their social participation in a digitalized society : an exploration in rural communities in Northern Sweden |
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Older adults’ perceptions of contexts surrounding their social participation in a digitalized society : an exploration in rural communities in Northern Sweden |
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Older adults’ perceptions of contexts surrounding their social participation in a digitalized society : an exploration in rural communities in Northern Sweden |
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older adults’ perceptions of contexts surrounding their social participation in a digitalized society : an exploration in rural communities in northern sweden |
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Umeå universitet, Avdelningen för arbetsterapi |
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