Technology And Social Connectedness

Citation

McCabe L, Brown T & Douglas C (2022) Technology And Social Connectedness [HAGIS Covid-19 And You: a qualitative study of older adults' experiences of living through COVID-19]. UKRI. Stirling. https://www.hagis.scot/_files/ugd/5d9fd0_444ece9ade794c9db9d1f3ddaf1a05e2.pdf

Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted all our daily lives. This rapid report describes the overarching themes arising from an in-depth qualitative study that explored the lived experience of the pandemic in adults aged over 50 living across Scotland. A coproduction approach was undertaken to data collection and data analysis by a team of three academics and seven co-researchers. This rapid report is the third in a series of three reports detailing findings from the qualitative field work. This report focuses on older people’s experiences of using technology and of being connected to others during the pandemic.