You've Got E-Mail: A Pilot Study Examining the Feasibility and Impact of a Group-Based Technology-Training Intervention Among Older Adults Living in Residential Care.

aging intervention lien social mental health online social networking residential care réseaux sociaux en ligne santé mentale social connection technologie technology vieillissement établissements de soins

Journal

Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement
ISSN: 1710-1107
Titre abrégé: Can J Aging
Pays: Canada
ID NLM: 8708560

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
28 Jul 2023
Historique:
medline: 28 7 2023
pubmed: 28 7 2023
entrez: 28 7 2023
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Older adults living in residential care often experience challenges in sustaining meaningful social relationships, which can result in compromised health and well-being. Online social networking has the potential to mitigate this problem, but few studies have investigated its implementation and its effectiveness in maintaining or enhancing well-being. This pilot study used a cluster-randomized pre-post design to examine the feasibility of implementing a 12-week group-based technology-training intervention for older adults (

Identifiants

pubmed: 37501571
doi: 10.1017/S0714980823000375
pii: S0714980823000375
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

1-12

Subventions

Organisme : Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

Auteurs

Renate Ysseldyk (R)

Department of Health Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

Thomas A Morton (TA)

Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Catherine Haslam (C)

School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QL, Australia.

S Alexander Haslam (SA)

School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QL, Australia.

Jennifer Boger (J)

Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Research Institute for Aging, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

Emily Giau (E)

Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, ON, Canada.

Erin P Macdonald (EP)

Department of Health Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

Amy Matharu (A)

Research Institute for Aging, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

Madeline McCoy (M)

Department of Health Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

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