A codesigned web platform for reducing social isolation and loneliness in older people: a feasibility study.

IF 2.5 4区医学 Q2 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

Informatics for Health & Social Care Pub Date : 2023-04-03 DOI:10.1080/17538157.2022.2070068

Rose-Marie Johansson-Pajala, Annelie Gusdal, Caroline Eklund, Ulrika Florin, Petra von Heideken Wågert

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Abstract

Social isolation and loneliness are associated with negative health outcomes, physical as well as cognitive. Information and communication technology (ICT) can be effective tools for preventing and tackling social isolation and loneliness among older people. Our objective was to evaluate the feasibility of the Fik@ room, a web platform for social interaction designed for older people. A mixed methods design was applied, where both quantitative and qualitative data were collected during a 12-week period (n = 28, Md age 74). Experiences of loneliness were reduced using the Fik@ room. The results highlight the feasibility issues surrounding the recruitment process, adoption, pattern of use, usability, support service, and technical infrastructure. In particular, the importance of offering ICT solutions with few technical issues, and to provide easily accessible and appropriate support. The Fik@ room is a feasible tool for older people to develop new friendships, reduce loneliness, and grow their social networks. However, it is not a communication option that fits all. The results offer a compilation of feasibility issues that can serve as an inspirational guide in the design and implementation of similar technologies.

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共同设计的减少老年人社会孤立和孤独的网络平台:可行性研究。

社会孤立和孤独与身体和认知方面的负面健康结果有关。信息和通信技术可以成为预防和解决老年人社会孤立和孤独问题的有效工具。我们的目标是评估Fik@ room的可行性，这是一个为老年人设计的社交网络平台。采用混合方法设计，在12周的时间内收集定量和定性数据(n = 28, Md年龄74)。使用Fik@房间可以减少孤独感。结果突出了围绕招聘过程、采用、使用模式、可用性、支持服务和技术基础设施的可行性问题。特别是，提供技术问题很少的信息和通信技术解决方案以及提供易于获取和适当的支持的重要性。Fik@ room是老年人发展新友谊、减少孤独感和扩大社交网络的可行工具。然而，这并不是一种适合所有人的交流方式。研究结果提供了可行性问题汇编，可作为类似技术设计和实施的励志指南。

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Informatics for Health & Social Care 医学-卫生保健

CiteScore

6.10

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4.20%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Informatics for Health & Social Care promotes evidence-based informatics as applied to the domain of health and social care. It showcases informatics research and practice within the many and diverse contexts of care; it takes personal information, both its direct and indirect use, as its central focus. The scope of the Journal is broad, encompassing both the properties of care information and the life-cycle of associated information systems. Consideration of the properties of care information will necessarily include the data itself, its representation, structure, and associated processes, as well as the context of its use, highlighting the related communication, computational, cognitive, social and ethical aspects. Consideration of the life-cycle of care information systems includes full range from requirements, specifications, theoretical models and conceptual design through to sustainable implementations, and the valuation of impacts. Empirical evidence experiences related to implementation are particularly welcome. Informatics in Health & Social Care seeks to consolidate and add to the core knowledge within the disciplines of Health and Social Care Informatics. The Journal therefore welcomes scientific papers, case studies and literature reviews. Examples of novel approaches are particularly welcome. Articles might, for example, show how care data is collected and transformed into useful and usable information, how informatics research is translated into practice, how specific results can be generalised, or perhaps provide case studies that facilitate learning from experience.