The experience of older institutionalized people about the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) and their perception on their health status

Authors

  • Joana Daniela Gomes da Cunha Mestre, Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde. Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal.
  • Rosa Marina Afonso Ph.D. Head of the Master in Clinical and Health Psychology University of Beira Interior. Psychology and Education Department. Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal. ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2111-6873
  • Paulo Alexandre Oliveira Duarte Ph.D. Head of the Master in Marketing. Research Line Coordinator at NECE - Research Center in Business Sciences. University of Beira Interior. Business and Economics Department. Covilhã, Portugal.
  • José Martinez de Oliveira PhD, MD. Senior Investigator. Full Professor. Research Centre of Health Sciences, CICS. Universidade da Beira Interior, UBI. Covilhã, Portugal.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2019v22i2p69-92

Keywords:

Aging, Health Perception, Information and Communications Technology (ICT).

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the health perception and the utilization of ICT by the institutionalized elderly population, exploring potential relationships between both, identify the mains difficulties, and listing the characteristics that this populations consider necessary in an “Ideal Digital Equipment”. For this investigation, an original questionnaire was developed, that was later applied in 5 Institutions. It is conclude that the majority of the respondents evaluate their health as “acceptable and “good” and that the mobile phone ones is the device more used and that the respondents have lower perception of their health status.

Author Biographies

Joana Daniela Gomes da Cunha, Mestre, Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde. Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal.

Mestre, Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde. Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal.

 

Rosa Marina Afonso, Ph.D. Head of the Master in Clinical and Health Psychology University of Beira Interior. Psychology and Education Department. Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal. ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2111-6873

Ph.D. Head of the Master in Clinical and Health Psychology University of Beira Interior. Psychology and Education Department. Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal. ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2111-6873

Paulo Alexandre Oliveira Duarte, Ph.D. Head of the Master in Marketing. Research Line Coordinator at NECE - Research Center in Business Sciences. University of Beira Interior. Business and Economics Department. Covilhã, Portugal.

Ph.D. Head of the Master in Marketing. Research Line Coordinator at NECE - Research Center in Business Sciences. University of Beira Interior. Business and Economics Department. Covilhã, Portugal.
URL: http://www.ubi.pt/pessoa/pduarte

José Martinez de Oliveira, PhD, MD. Senior Investigator. Full Professor. Research Centre of Health Sciences, CICS. Universidade da Beira Interior, UBI. Covilhã, Portugal.

PhD, MD. Senior Investigator. Full Professor. Research Centre of Health Sciences, CICS. Universidade da Beira Interior, UBI. Covilhã, Portugal. ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8608-0248

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Published

2019-06-30

How to Cite

Cunha, J. D. G. da, Afonso, R. M., Duarte, P. A. O., & Martinez de Oliveira, J. (2019). The experience of older institutionalized people about the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) and their perception on their health status. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 22(2), 69–92. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2019v22i2p69-92

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 2 (2019)

Section

Papers

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