Three Perspectives on Older Adults’ Daily Performance, Health, and Technology Use During COVID-19: Focus Group Study

• Published in: JMIR aging Vol. 7; p. e53141
• Main Authors: Cohen Elimelech, Ortal, Rosenblum, Sara, Tsadok-Cohen, Michal, Meyer, Sonya, Ferrante, Simona, Demeter, Naor
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada JMIR Publications 30.05.2024; JMIR Aging
• Subjects: Activities of Daily Living - psychology; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging in Place; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; COVID-19 - psychology; Data collection; Families & family life; Family - psychology; Female; Focus Groups; Focus Groups and Qualitative Research for Human Factors Research; Health Personnel - psychology; Health Status; Humans; Internet Access and Digital Technology Use in an Elderly Population; Israel - epidemiology; Male; Medical personnel; Mental Health; Older people; Original Paper; Pandemics; Physical Activity for Older People; Professionals; Sociodemographics; Software; Supporting Home Care and Family Caregivers; Supporting Informal Care and Caregivers; Usability and Technology Use Studies with Elder Subjects; User Needs and Competencies; Israel; COVID-19; older adult; technology use; daily activity; focus group; health; qualitative study

During COVID-19 lockdowns, older adults' engagement in daily activities was severely affected, causing negative physical and mental health implications. Technology flourished as a means of performing daily activities in this complex situation; however, older adults often struggled to effectivel...