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Surfing the Net in Later Life: A Review of the Literature and Pilot Study of Computer Use and Quality of Life
Heidi K. White,Eleanor S. McConnell,Elizabeth C. Clipp,Louise Bynum,Carmen Teague,Luis Navas,Sara Craven,Herbert Halbrecht +7 more
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The feasibility of providing Internet and electronic mail access to older adults in a retirement community and the extent to which this improves psychosocial well-being is examined, showing a trend toward decreased loneliness.Abstract:
The Internet offers new opportunities for communication that can help older adults avoid social isolation. Although elders may need more time and assistance in learning computer systems, many are embracing this new technology. There is growing potential not only for recreation and communication through the Internet but also the delivery of services. This study examines the feasibility of providing Internet and electronic mail access to older adults in a retirement community and the extent to which this improves psychosocial well-being. In contrast to members of a comparison group, a trend toward decreased loneliness was observed among participants. In addition, the number of computer-related problems decreased and use of the applications increased throughout the study. These preliminary results support the feasibility of implementing computer-based interventions with the potential of improving psychosocial well-being among older adults.read more
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A Meta-Analysis of Interventions to Reduce Loneliness:
TL;DR: An integrative meta-analysis of loneliness reduction interventions was conducted to quantify the effects of each strategy and to examine the potential role of moderator variables, and revealed that single-group pre-post and nonrandomized comparison studies yielded larger mean effect sizes relative to randomized comparison studies.
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Preventing social isolation and loneliness among older people: a systematic review of health promotion interventions
TL;DR: It is suggested that educational and social activity group interventions that target specific groups can alleviate social isolation and loneliness among older people.
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Review: Computer use by older adults: A multi-disciplinary review
TL;DR: A holistic view of the study of computer use by older adults is provided, which provides a synthesis of the findings across these many disciplines, and attempts to highlight any gaps that exist.
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Interventions targeting social isolation in older people: a systematic review.
TL;DR: Assessment of the effectiveness of interventions designed to alleviate social isolation and loneliness in older people found common characteristics of effective interventions were those developed within the context of a theoretical basis, and those offering social activity and/or support within a group format.
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The information aged: older adults’ use of information and communications technology in everyday life
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the extent and nature of ICT access and use by older adults in their everyday lives through two sources of data: (i) information collected from a sub-sample of 352 adults aged over sixty years taken from a large household survey in England and Wales among 1,001 people, and (ii) follow-up interview data from thirty-five of these individuals.
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