Self-Dependency Amelioration and Dignity Revival for South-East Asian Older Adults: Using Technology as a Means and Method

Sanchita S. Kamath, Sophia Rahaman

2023

Abstract

Self-Dependency in Older Adults is broadly a measure of their morale and self-worth. The purpose of this research is to understand how far the engagement and interaction between elderly and the younger members of their family affects their lifestyle and self-esteem and how technology can help revive the dignity of the elderly by helping them cope with the changes in their life and the fast-pacing world. Positive and Negative Engagement criteria from previous research has been employed to develop codes based on which questions have been designed. The lifestyle choices and past behaviour that the elderly and their younger family members hold is collected and quantified through two separate parallelly and strategically designed surveys which both factions have answered. It was observed that gender plays a role in the priorities of South-East Asian Older Adults, and they do not have any major discrepancies between the thinking of the elderly and their family member. Analysis of such insights helped generate themes which inform the model for technological intervention which can help revitalize the self-confidence of the elderly.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

S. Kamath S. and Rahaman S. (2023). Self-Dependency Amelioration and Dignity Revival for South-East Asian Older Adults: Using Technology as a Means and Method. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health - Volume 1: ICT4AWE, ISBN 978-989-758-645-3, SciTePress, pages 178-185. DOI: 10.5220/0011957900003476

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ict4awe23,
author={Sanchita S. Kamath and Sophia Rahaman},
title={Self-Dependency Amelioration and Dignity Revival for South-East Asian Older Adults: Using Technology as a Means and Method},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health - Volume 1: ICT4AWE,},
year={2023},
pages={178-185},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011957900003476},
isbn={978-989-758-645-3},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health - Volume 1: ICT4AWE,
TI - Self-Dependency Amelioration and Dignity Revival for South-East Asian Older Adults: Using Technology as a Means and Method
SN - 978-989-758-645-3
AU - S. Kamath S.
AU - Rahaman S.
PY - 2023
SP - 178
EP - 185
DO - 10.5220/0011957900003476
PB - SciTePress