Digital inclusion and Internet use among older adults in Brazil: a cross-sectional study

Abstract

Objectives: To describe the profile of Brazilian older adults who use the Internet, the means of Internet access and the purpose of Internet use and to verify the existence of association between socio-demographic variables and variables related to Internet use. Method: Cross-sectional study with Brazilian older adults who used the social networks Facebook and WhatsApp. Descriptive, univariate, and bivariate analysis were conducted. Results: 384 older adults participated in the study, mostly women (52.08%), with a mean age of 64.6 years old and who used the Internet to address health concerns (65.36%). The main activities on the internet were reading, listening to music, playing games, watching videos and photos (37.30%). The main benefits pointed out were interaction (74.5%), learning (19.2%) and entertainment (19.25%). There were statistically significant differences between time spent online and the variables gender, age, and civil status. Conclusion: This study showed characteristics of older adults who use the Internet and revealed the possibility of using digital technologies to optimize health care for this population.

Relationship between family functionality and the quality of life of the elderly

“…This finding can be justified, in part, by a population-based longitudinal investigation (26) , developed with 1,197 elderly and identified the male gender as a variable associated with the maintenance of internet use over the four years investigated (26) . However, these gender differences in internet use may be related to individual characteristics, such as the time available for access, personality, motivations for using, and level of self-esteem (27) . In addition, the fact that most identify themselves as heterosexual (87%) is also an important indicator that can help in the reorientation of public policies aimed at the elderly.…”

Análise de Aplicativos para Pessoas Analfabetas: Quais são as suas Características?

“…Para os modos a serem utilizados, um dos únicos que apresentaram características em modo offline foi o ABC e o Silabando, sendo que no ano de 2019 no Brasil, aproximadamente 120 milhões de brasileiros possuem acesso à Internet, gerando um total de 67% da populac ¸ão, o que diz respeito às classes A e B, tem-se que 90% das pessoas estão conectadas no dia a dia [Diniz et al 2020]. No entanto, para as classes D e E, apenas 42% dos indivíduos possuem acesso à internet.…”

Hábito de pesquisar sobre saúde na internet entre idosos atendidos na Atenção Primária à Saúde: prevalência e fatores associados

“…Verificou-se prevalência duas vezes maior entre as mulheres (RP 2,14; IC95 1,29-3,55), o que está em concordância com outros estudos (PANDEY SK, et al, 2003;DINIZ JL, et al, 2020; CHOI NG e DINITO DM, 2013). Este achado pode ser explicado pelo fato de os homens buscarem menos os serviços de saúde, como resultado de uma variação das necessidades entre sexos e gêneros, sendo a saúde do homem menos explorada (BIBIANO AMB, et al, 2019).…”