How can technology help intergenerational reminiscence? A pilot study

Morganti, Luca; Scaratti, Chiara; Cipresso, Pietro; Gaggioli, Andrea; Bonfiglio, Silvio; Riva, Giuseppe

doi:10.1504/ijwbc.2016.074275

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“…Increasing the sense of belonging was emphasized by a few studies to make older adults feel part of broader society, enhance their self-esteem, and feel valued [ 35 , 50 , 51 ]. For this, those studies created a platform to share user-generated content such as life experiences [ 35 ], memories [ 51 ], and cooking recipes [ 50 ] to pass on to next generations.…”

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Customized Information and Communication Technology for Reducing Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Adults: Scoping Review

Thangavel¹,

Memedi²,

Hedström³

2022

JMIR Ment Health

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Background Advancements in science and various technologies have resulted in people having access to better health care, a good quality of life, and better economic situations, enabling humans to live longer than ever before. Research shows that the problems of loneliness and social isolation are common among older adults, affecting psychological and physical health. Information and communication technology (ICT) plays an important role in alleviating social isolation and loneliness. Objective The aim of this review is to explore ICT solutions for reducing social isolation or loneliness among older adults, the purpose of ICT solutions, and the evaluation focus of these solutions. This study particularly focuses on customized ICT solutions that either are designed from scratch or are modifications of existing off-the-shelf products that cater to the needs of older adults. Methods A scoping literature review was conducted. A search across 7 databases, including ScienceDirect, Association for Computing Machinery, PubMed, IEEE Xplore, PsycINFO, Scopus, and Web of Science, was performed, targeting ICT solutions for reducing and managing social isolation and loneliness among older adults. Articles published in English from 2010 to 2020 were extracted and analyzed. Results From the review of 39 articles, we identified 5 different purposes of customized ICT solutions focusing on reducing social isolation and loneliness. These were social communication, social participation, a sense of belonging, companionship, and feelings of being seen. The mapping of purposes of ICT solutions with problems found among older adults indicates that increasing social communication and social participation can help reduce social isolation problems, whereas fulfilling emotional relationships and feeling valued can reduce feelings of loneliness. In terms of customized ICT solution types, we found the following seven different categories: social network, messaging services, video chat, virtual spaces or classrooms with messaging capabilities, robotics, games, and content creation and management. Most of the included studies (30/39, 77%) evaluated the usability and acceptance aspects, and few studies (11/39, 28%) focused on loneliness or social isolation outcomes. Conclusions This review highlights the importance of discussing and managing social isolation and loneliness as different but related concepts and emphasizes the need for future research to use suitable outcome measures for evaluating ICT solutions based on the problem. Even though a wide range of customized ICT solutions have been developed, future studies need to explore the recent emerging technologies, such as the Internet of Things and augmented or virtual reality, to tackle social isolation and loneliness among older adults. Furthermore, future studies should consider evaluating social isolation or loneliness while developing customized ICT solutions to provide more robust data on the effectiveness of the solutions.

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“…The NoBits application allowed older adults to capture and upload their memories, local history personified by photos, newspapers, and postcards. [ 51 ]. Similarly, the application developed by Tullius and Dogan [ 50 ] encouraged older adults to create and share food recipes to help people who were in need.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Customized Information and Communication Technology for Reducing Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Adults: Scoping Review

Thangavel¹,

Memedi²,

Hedström³

2022

JMIR Ment Health

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“…An example can be derived from the NostalgiaBits project (Morganti et al, 2013 ), that aimed to enhance the intergenerational relationships (i.e., elderly and youngsters) through the sharing of experiences and memories about places and circumstances. Based on an integrated web-based platform, this project effectively improved young users' representation of the elderly as well as the elderly's well-being by making available new affective and social outcomes (Morganti et al, 2016 ). Indeed, technologies based on sharing memories/experiences can be used to improve both social and emotional well-being (Giorgi et al, 2013 ; Talamo et al, 2017 ).…”

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Mixed Reality for Cross-Cultural Integration: Using Positive Technology to Share Experiences and Promote Communication

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“…The combination of digital technologies and reminiscences, i.e. the act or process of recalling past experiences and events, can be a meeting point for different generations, where they can share, re-elaborate, and read memories and meanings [17]. Technology can also support reminiscing activity by eliciting memories, supporting the creation of representations or the collection of artifacts and sharing them with others, in multimedia, geo-referenced ways.…”

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VIAS | Viseu InterAge stories: Developing an app to foster social inclusion and healthy lifestyles

Gomes

Araújo

Figueiredo

et al. 2017

2017 International Symposium on Computers in Education (SIIE)

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VIAS | Viseu InterAge Stories aims to promote communication, understanding and collaboration between different generations, deepening the sense of belonging to the city and developing a share vision of their identity. Having the city of Viseu as the study case setting, the project aims to develop and evaluate a collaborative app that promotes interaction between generations and the practice of outdoors healthy lifestyle. Inhabitants will be invited to create collaboratively, while touring and interacting with and about the various places of reference, stories about their city, from the memories and reminiscences of the elderly to the meanings of the present and the expectations of children and youth concerning those same sites. We present the referential framework that supports the development of VIAS, discussing both its theoretical foundations and the methodological approach.

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How can technology help intergenerational reminiscence? A pilot study

Cited by 11 publications

References 22 publications

Customized Information and Communication Technology for Reducing Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Adults: Scoping Review

Customized Information and Communication Technology for Reducing Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Adults: Scoping Review

Mixed Reality for Cross-Cultural Integration: Using Positive Technology to Share Experiences and Promote Communication

VIAS | Viseu InterAge stories: Developing an app to foster social inclusion and healthy lifestyles

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