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Technology, Gender and COVID-19. Analysis of Perceived Health in Adults and Older People

Authors : Vanessa Zorrilla-Muñoz, María Silveria Agulló-Tomás, Maria João Forjaz, Eduardo Fernandez, Carmen Rodriguez-Blazquez, Alba Ayala, Gloria Fernandez-Mayoralas

Published in: Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Supporting Everyday Life Activities

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This chapter aims to know the psychosocial impact and social behaviours and related to the perception of technological needs in adults and older persons with diseases, health problems and/or sensory or motor disabilities. This work delves into this reality from a gender, inclusive and, at the same time, technological, biotechnological and/or virtual device approach. This goal includes two secondary objectives: 1) To know the health conditions that affect the adult and older people, whether they suffer from chronic diseases and health problems. In this way, it will be possible to understand if there are specific conditions in which the adult and older persons have felt especially sensitive during the pandemic outbreak in Spain. 2) To understand the needs of older people with sensory or motor disabilities before the pandemic and how this connects with the looking forward to an activity after COVID-19. One conclusion is that new emerging technologies are essential in aspects such as safety, hygiene and other social factors that help to improve autonomy and independence - such as canes and support devices in functional disability type EGARA - of older persons during and after the pandemic times. In addition to the needs of adults and the older persons prior to the pandemic, especially in older women, there are others that require research from a more inclusive and gender perspective.

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Title: Technology, Gender and COVID-19. Analysis of Perceived Health in Adults and Older People
Authors: Vanessa Zorrilla-Muñoz
María Silveria Agulló-Tomás
Maria João Forjaz
Eduardo Fernandez
Carmen Rodriguez-Blazquez
Alba Ayala
Gloria Fernandez-Mayoralas
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Supporting Everyday Life Activities
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-78110-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-78111-8

Copyright Year: 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78111-8_25

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