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Tendo em consideração o facto do concelho de Castelo Branco apresentar um dos índices de envelhecimento mais elevados de Portugal e sendo as Tecnologias da Informação e da Comunicação cada vez mais presentes em todas as rotinas diárias, pretendeu-se promover uma investigação que tivesse como prioridade uma revisão de literatura e a recolha de opiniões de cidadãos mais idosos (65 e mais anos) na combinação de duas variáveis: envelhecimento ativo e as tecnologias da informação e da comunicação (telemóvel, computador e internet).
Sabendo-se que os cidadãos mais idosos recorrem com mais frequência aos cuidados de saúde e ao apoio da administração local, foram envolvidos médicos responsáveis por Centros e Saúde e Presidentes de Junta de Freguesia no sentido de poderem contribuir com as suas opiniões e com a sua experiência baseadas num contexto sociocultural próximo dos cidadãos mais idosos sob investigação, nas dimensões da e-Saúde e do e-Governo Local, respetivamente.
Foram recolhidos dados em todas as 25 freguesias do concelho de Castelo Branco através de um questionário que envolveu 400 cidadãos mais idosos (65 e mais anos) e foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas a 6 médicos responsáveis por Centros de Saúde e a 15 Presidentes de Juntas de Freguesia. A análise e tratamento dos dados recolhidos pelo questionário e a análise de conteúdo das entrevistas permitiram a obtenção de informações claras e precisas relativamente à presente realidade e que, em consequência, vieram permitir um maior aprofundamento e reflexão crítica relativamente às medidas a tomar no futuro, através de uma utilização e inclusão das Tecnologias da Informação e da Comunicação no seio das rotinas diárias dos cidadãos que lhes venham a permitir uma mais adequado envelhecimento ativo e uma melhor qualidade de vida.
ABSTRACT - Bearing in mind that Castelo Branco has one of the highest rates of aging in Portugal, and the fact that Information and Communication Technology has a presence in everybody’s daily routines, this research undertook a review of studies about the current state of this technology and the collected opinions of senior citizens (aged 65 and over) in terms of two variables: active aging and the use of information and communication technology (cellular phone, computer and the internet). Knowing that elderly people need greater access to health care and the support of local administrations, physicians who are responsible for Local Health Centers were involved in this study, as well as the heads of the district councils, in order to contribute their opinions and their experience, within a sociocultural context, about those senior citizens under investigation, by incorporating the dimensions of e-health and e-local government. Data was collected from all of the 25 districts of Castelo Branco through a questionnaire involving 400 senior citizens (aged 65 and over), and semi-structured interviews were conducted at 6 local health centers and with 15 heads of district councils. The analysis and the processing of data collected through questionnaires, together with content analysis of the interviews, allowed us to obtain clear and precise information on the present reality which, consequently, enabled greater analysis and critical reflection on the measures to be taken in the future, by means of the inclusion and use of Information and Communication Technologies within the daily routines of citizens to enable them to have a better experience of active aging and an enhanced quality of life.
ABSTRACT - Bearing in mind that Castelo Branco has one of the highest rates of aging in Portugal, and the fact that Information and Communication Technology has a presence in everybody’s daily routines, this research undertook a review of studies about the current state of this technology and the collected opinions of senior citizens (aged 65 and over) in terms of two variables: active aging and the use of information and communication technology (cellular phone, computer and the internet). Knowing that elderly people need greater access to health care and the support of local administrations, physicians who are responsible for Local Health Centers were involved in this study, as well as the heads of the district councils, in order to contribute their opinions and their experience, within a sociocultural context, about those senior citizens under investigation, by incorporating the dimensions of e-health and e-local government. Data was collected from all of the 25 districts of Castelo Branco through a questionnaire involving 400 senior citizens (aged 65 and over), and semi-structured interviews were conducted at 6 local health centers and with 15 heads of district councils. The analysis and the processing of data collected through questionnaires, together with content analysis of the interviews, allowed us to obtain clear and precise information on the present reality which, consequently, enabled greater analysis and critical reflection on the measures to be taken in the future, by means of the inclusion and use of Information and Communication Technologies within the daily routines of citizens to enable them to have a better experience of active aging and an enhanced quality of life.
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Relatório de Investigação de Pós-Doutoramento em Ciências Sociais na especialidade de Políticas Sociais.
Keywords
Envelhecimento ativo TIC (Tecnologias da Informação e da Comunicação) e-Saúde e-Governo local Active ageing ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) e-Health e-Local Government