The significance of digital citizenship in the well-being of older migrants

Millard, Adele; Baldassar, Loretta; Wilding, Raelene

doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2018.03.005

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“…There is also a need for aged care services to pay more attention to the potential for digital communications via smartphones, tablets and personal computers to combat the problems of social isolation, loneliness, boredom and lack of access to information. New media can provide forms of meaningful engagement between caregivers and care receivers, both paid and unpaid/ formal and informal, through resources such as music, film, games and information available in many languages, but its application requires training of both caregivers and receivers (Millard et al, 2018). Ensuring attention to digital communications across the lifespan has the potential to reduce the digital divide and provide new opportunities for older people to participate in more social activities, more often.…”

Section: A New Agenda Of Global Ageing: the Role Of Distant Support Nmentioning

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“…For example, the Umbrella Internet Café brings older people together twice a week to use the internet in a supportive environment, while social enterprises like the BeFriend’s eFriend initiative and Lively’s Tea, Tech and Tales, provide a one-on-one service to support older people in developing their digital literacy skills. 1 Some clients have used this as an opportunity to reconnect with their countries of birth, by exploring their old neighbourhoods on Google Earth or reconnecting with old friends and distant family on Facebook and Skype (Millard et al, in press). Given the rapid pace at which many government services are moving online, such initiatives are likely to become increasingly important in the future for migrants and non-migrants alike.…”

Section: Ageing Migration and New Mediamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Ageing, migration and new media: The significance of transnational care

Wilding

Baldassar

2018

Journal of Sociology

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The experiences of ageing for today's older people present a striking contrast to those of the past. They are entering older age in a world that is characterised by complex mobilities and flows, in which large numbers of people are ageing in countries other than those in which they were born and often at a distance from their closest family members. At the same time, new media are providing unprecedented opportunities to bring distant places and people together in new ways. These dramatic shifts are transforming the context within which older people provide and receive care. In this paper, we argue that it has become both necessary and urgent for researchers and practitioners of ageing to reconsider their emphasis on the proximate care networks of older people, by incorporating closer attention to the increasingly global, transnational and virtual contexts within which ageing and aged care now routinely takes place.

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Section: A New Agenda Of Global Ageing: the Role Of Distant Support Nmentioning

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Section: Ageing Migration and New Mediamentioning

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Ageing, migration and new media: The significance of transnational care

Wilding

Baldassar

2018

Journal of Sociology

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“…New communication technologies, like social media, allow them to stay in touch with their children and grandchildren, and to give and receive practical advice and support, including through ‘proxy’ arrangements facilitated by others [43,44]. More recent work has also examined the digital divide and ways to improve the digital literacy of older people, including through communities of practice models [45].…”

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The Best Day of the Week: New Technology Enhancing Quality of Life in a Care Home

Juul

Wilding

Baldassar

2019

IJERPH

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Older people living in residential aged care facilities tend to be physically as well as socially inactive, which leads to poorer health and reduced wellbeing. A lack of recognition of the importance of social support, limited resources, lack of training and task-oriented work routines leave little time for staff to meet the social needs of residents. Through qualitative ethnographic fieldwork, this study investigates the potential for new technologies to enhance quality of life and facilitate meaningful engagement in physical and social activities among culturally and linguistically diverse residents and staff in care facilities. A continuum from nonparticipation to full participation among residents was observed when Touch Screen Technology activities were implemented. Data indicate that resident’s engagement is impacted by five interdependent factors, including environmental, organisational, caregiver, patient, and management- &government-related. Findings show that new technologies can be used to increase meaningful physical and social engagement, including transcending language and cultural barriers. However, the successful application of new technologies to enhance quality of life is dependent on their integration into the daily routine and social relationships of staff and residents, with the full support of management. Guidelines governing the use of new technologies to support meaningful engagement of older people in residential care are lacking: this project highlights the importance of attention to the social relational dimensions of technology interventions to support best practice in their use.

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“…Earlier studies had identified the emergence of economically and socially beneficial transnational family and kinship networks from the migration of highly skilled migrants to Australia and the New Zealand (Baldassar, 2017;Brijnath, 2009Brijnath, , 2020Gilbert, Antoniades, & Brijnath, 2019;Ho, 2002;Parr, Lucas, & Mok, 2000). The advent and proliferation of digital communication technology may also serve to maintain distant support networks and amplify diverse local connections amongst elderly migrants in Australia (Baldassar & Wilding, 2019;Millard, Baldassar, & Wilding, 2018).…”

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Past and projected growth of Australia’s older migrant populations

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In recent years, Australia's older population (aged 65 and over) has been growing rapidly, accompanied by a shift in its country of birth composition. Although a great deal of research has been undertaken on past and current aspects of Australia's migrant groups, little attention has been paid to future demographic trends in older populations. The aim of this paper is to examine recent and possible future demographic trends of Australia's migrant populations at the older ages. We present population estimates by country and broad global region of birth from 1996 to 2016, and then new birthplace-specific population projections for the 2016 to 2056 period. Our findings show that substantial growth of the 65+ population will occur in the coming decades, and that the overseas-born will shift from a Europe-born dominance to an Asia-born dominance. Cohort flow (the effect of varying sizes of cohorts moving into the 65+ age group over time) will be the main driver of growth for most older birthplace populations. The shifting demography of Australia's older population signals many policy, planning, service delivery and funding challenges for government and private sector providers. We discuss those related to aged care, health care, language services, the aged care workforce, regulatory frameworks and future research needs in demography and gerontology.

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The significance of digital citizenship in the well-being of older migrants

Cited by 52 publications

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Ageing, migration and new media: The significance of transnational care

Ageing, migration and new media: The significance of transnational care

The Best Day of the Week: New Technology Enhancing Quality of Life in a Care Home

Past and projected growth of Australia’s older migrant populations

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