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Lessons Learned From the SoBeezy Program for Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experimentation and Evaluation ; JMIR Form Res
| العنوان: | Lessons Learned From the SoBeezy Program for Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experimentation and Evaluation ; JMIR Form Res |
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| المؤلفون: | PECH, Marion, GBESSEMEHLAN, Antoine, DUPUY, Lucile, SAUZEON, Helene, LAFITTE, Stephane, BACHELET, Philippe, AMIEVA, Helene, PERES, Karine |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Voice assistance, Social isolation (12), Healthy aging (6), Living in place, Acceptability (25), Technologies, Digital divide (22), Older adults (69), Aging (36), Elderly population (1), Voice assistant (4), COVID-19 (933), Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie |
| الوصف: | BACKGROUND: The SoBeezy program is an innovative intervention aiming at promoting and fostering healthy aging and aging in place by proposing to older adults concrete solutions to face the daily life, tackle loneliness, promote social participation and reduce digital divide thanks to a specific easy-to-use voice assistant (the BeeVA smartdisplay). OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to assess the acceptability of the SoBeezy program and of its voice assistant, and to identify the potential areas of improvement. METHODS: A 12-month experimentation of the program has been deployed in real-life conditions among older adults living in the community in four pilot city of France. Launched during the first lockdown of the COVID-19 crisis, this multi-site study aimed to assess acceptability using questionnaires and interviews conducted at baseline and at the end of the experimentation. In addition, a series of meetings have been conducted with the staff SoBeezy members to have the direct feedbacks from the ground. RESULTS: In total, 109 older persons have been equipped with the BeeVA to use the SoBeezy platform, among them 32 left the experimentation before its end and 69 participants completed the final questionnaires. In total, 335 interventions have been conducted and almost 40% of the participants requested services, mainly for supportive calls and visits, assistance with shopping, transportation, and crafting-gardening. Three-quarters of the whole sample considered the BeeVA as a reassuring presence and few persons reported a negative opinion on the program (15 out of the 69). Among these participants, the voice assistant appeared easy to use (82.0%) and useful (77.0%). They also were positive about the BeeVA smartdisplay and the SoBeezy intervention. CONCLUSIONS: This multi-site study conducted in real-life conditions, among more than 100 older adults living in the community provides enlightening results of the reality from the ground on digital tools designed for the aging population. The COVID-19 context appeared ... |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| Relation: | 2561-326X (Electronic) 2561-326X (Linking); https://oskar-bordeaux.fr/handle/20.500.12278/171561 |
| DOI: | 10.2196/39185 |
| الاتاحة: | https://oskar-bordeaux.fr/handle/20.500.12278/171561 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12278/171561 https://doi.org/10.2196/39185 |
| Rights: | Attribution 3.0 United States ; open ; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/ ; Pas de Licence CC |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.2FC0EF23 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.2196/39185 |
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