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Author Noguchi T.; Sato M.; Saito T.
Title An approach to psychosocial health among middle-aged and older people by remote sharing of photos and videos from family members not living together: A feasibility study
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Noguchi T.; Sato M.; Saito T. An approach to psychosocial health among middle-aged and older people by remote sharing of photos and videos from family members not living together: A feasibility study,Frontiers in Public Health 10

Keywords Adult; Aged; Communication; Family; Feasibility Studies; Humans; Loneliness; Middle Aged; Personal Satisfaction; adult; aged; family; feasibility study; human; interpersonal communication; loneliness; middle aged; psychology; satisfaction
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Abstract Background: As an approach to the psychosocial health of people in later adulthood, information and communication technology (ICT) is attracting attention. However, because there is still a disparity issue in ICT use, particularly for older people, considering age-friendly digital interventions is important. We examined the feasibility of an intervention by an age-friendly digital service, remote sharing of photos/videos from families not living together, for psychosocial health in middle-aged and older people. Methods: This single-arm study recruited Japanese adults aged ≥ 50 years from web-pages of the social service, Mago-Channel (Chikaku Inc., Japan). Participants used this service for 3 months to receive photos/videos from the smartphones of their families not living together on a device set up on their home TVs and watched them there. Families not living together were encouraged to send photos/videos at least once a week, but no other restrictions on their lives, including their interactions, were imposed. After 3 months, the level of user satisfaction and changes in psychosocial health were assessed. Results: Finally, 115 participants were included, and 106 completed the intervention; the dropout rate from the intervention was low (7.8%), and satisfaction with the program was high, indicating high feasibility. While depressive symptoms and loneliness did not change markedly, satisfaction with the relationship of families living together increased significantly, and social interactions improved, including those with families not living together. Conclusions: High feasibility of this age-friendly digital intervention and its potential benefits on social relationships were shown, encouraging further trials with a confirmatory study design. Copyright © 2022 Noguchi, Sato and Saito.

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DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2022.962977
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