Intergerational relations mediated by the digital technologies

Authors

  • Daniel Gustavo Carleto Terapia Ocupacional. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da USP. Programa de Pós-Graduação Interunidades em BioEngenharia.
  • Carla da Silva Santana Terapia Ocupacional. Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da USP. Programa de Pós-Graduação Interunidades em BioEngenharia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2017v20i1p73-91

Keywords:

Mobile phone, Intergenerational Relations, Information and Communication Technologies.

Abstract

ICTs have broken geographic barriers, decreased distances and facilitated the circulation of information. This qualitative-quantitative study investigates the influence of ICT on the relations between family members and the elderly, identifying aspects of usability and perception about communication mediated by technology. The research involved 160 people (elderly and relatives) and the results point to the perception that digital technologies facilitate frequent contact, suppress physical absence and require cognitive skills and to manage these equipments.

 

Author Biographies

Daniel Gustavo Carleto, Terapia Ocupacional. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da USP. Programa de Pós-Graduação Interunidades em BioEngenharia.

Daniel Gustavo Carleto - Mestre pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação Interunidades em Bioengenharia EESC/FMRP/IQSC-USP.

Carla da Silva Santana, Terapia Ocupacional. Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da USP. Programa de Pós-Graduação Interunidades em BioEngenharia.

Carla da Silva Santana – Docente, Pesquisadora, da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da USP. Programa de Pós-Graduação Interunidades em BioEngenharia.

E-mail: carla.santana@fmrp.usp.br

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Published

2017-03-30

How to Cite

Carleto, D. G., & Santana, C. da S. (2017). Intergerational relations mediated by the digital technologies. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 20(1), 73–91. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2017v20i1p73-91

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2017)

Section

Papers

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