Network connections

interaction between older adults and families in the covid-19 pandemic - systematic review

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https://doi.org/10.38034/nps.v31i74.684

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social media, elderly people, family ties

Abstract

The covid-19 pandemic required social distancing. Virtual contact becomes an alternative, but older people do not have the same digital literacy as younger generations, born in a technological context. The objective was to investigate the use of social media by the elderly to maintain family ties during the covid-19 pandemic. For the present systematic review, searches were carried out in the following data­bases: BVS, Scopus, PsycInfo, and PubMed between 2020 and 2022. As a result, four categories emerged: connections with the support networks, rituals and familiar organization, multigenerational adaptation process and implications of distancing and strategies developed. Older people use digital resources to communicate with family members and support networks during covid-19, although they do not consider that this alternati­ve replaces living in person. It is up to all generations to ensure access, attention, and adaptation of resources that provide health to older people.

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Marina Bittelbrunn Severo, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Porto Alegre/RS

Psicóloga pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). Estudante de mestrado em Saúde Coletiva pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) como bolsista CAPES. Especialista em Terapia Sistêmica pelo Centro de Estudos da Família e o Indivíduo (CEFI).

Andréia Arend Podolano, Centro de Estudos da Família e do Indivíduo - CEFI, Porto Alegre/RS

Psicóloga (UNISINOS). Especialista em Saúde Mental (HPSP), em Psicologia Clínica (CFP) e em Terapia Sistêmica (CEFI). Mestre em Psicologia Clínica (UNISINOS). Atua como Coordenadora Clínica, Supervisora e Docente do Curso de Especialização em Terapia Sistêmica do CEFI.

Alexandre Fávero Bulgarelli, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Porto Alegre/RS

Cirurgião Dentista (UNAERP). Mestrado em Ciências Médicas (FMRP-USP). Doutorado e Pós-Doutorado em Ciências da Saúde (EERP-USP). Professor Associado da Faculdade de Odontologia da UFRGS.

Published

2022-12-31

How to Cite

Bittelbrunn Severo, M., Arend Podolano, A., & Fávero Bulgarelli, A. (2022). Network connections: interaction between older adults and families in the covid-19 pandemic - systematic review. Nova Perspectiva Sistêmica, 31(74), 86–100. https://doi.org/10.38034/nps.v31i74.684

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