VIRTUALL PROJECT IN 6 MUNICIPALITIES IN THE CENTRE REGION OF PORTUGAL: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

• Authors: Sousa Mónica , Cadima Tatiana , Veríssimo Cláudia , Assunção Mariana , Fidalgo Mário
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

There is a growing interest in empowering older adults to age in place by different types of technology. In the last few years isolated programs with virtual reality, augmented and exergame was been developed in order to address the active and healthy ageing. The focus of this article is to analyse the influence of the VirtuALL project on 810 participants over 65 years old (76.5 ± 7.27 years; 76% female) from 6 Municipalities in the Centre region of Portugal. The findings revealed an improvement in digital skills, social interaction, physical and cognitive performance, suggesting that interventions that combine different technology with social innovation are assumed as an important strategy for the promotion of healthy aging and ageing in place, but additional research is needed to prove its effectiveness.

Keywords

EN

AGEING; ELDERLY; VIRTUALL; PORTUGAL

• Publisher: Institute of Ethnology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Slovenský národopis (Slovak Ethnology)
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 71
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 227 – 243

Contributors

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Sousa Mónica

• AD ELO, Bairrada and Mondego Local Development Association, 22 António Lima Fragoso Street, 3060-216 Cantanhede (Coimbra), Portugal

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9671-8011

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Cadima Tatiana

• https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7303-6781

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Veríssimo Cláudia

• https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2116-7519

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Assunção Mariana

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1657-5928

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Fidalgo Mário

• https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1548-6459

Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/SN.2023.3.22