Ignite Creation Date:
2024-10-26 @ 3:35 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 3:35 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT06510959
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
None
First Post:
2024-06-05
Brief Title:
Older People New Needs and Possible Solutions A Pilot Study on Peer-to-peer Digital Education
Sponsor:
None
Organization:
None
Study Overview
Official Title:
ACTIVE Ageing in Changing Societies Older Peoples Social and Digital Resources in Pandemic and Post-pandemic ITaly ACTIVE-IT Research Stream 3 - Older People New Needs and Possible Solutions A Pilot Study on Peer-to-peer Digital Education
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2024-07
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
No
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
Older people new needs and possible solutions A pilot study on peer-to-peer digital education aims to create a digital literacy protocol targeted specifically to older people providing them with the digital skills needed to age healthily and actively in a changing social context Specifically the main goal is to pilot by designing implementing and evaluating a peer-to-peer digital literacy course whereby older educators teach less digitally savvy older people how to use smartphone daily utility apps such as e-Gov home banking etc
To evaluate the effect of the intervention on participants smartphone usage patterns are measured before during and after the course Then the impact of the course on participants perception of well-being is assessed as well
To evaluate the effect of the intervention on participants smartphone usage patterns are measured before during and after the course Then the impact of the course on participants perception of well-being is assessed as well
Detailed Description:
This study aims to pilot by designing implementing and evaluating a digital peer education course for older people focusing specifically on the use of smartphones and daily utility apps The course has been co-designed with AUSER MB a non-profit organization involved in active aging and the peer tutors It is structured in ten 90-minute classes covering topics such as emails online accounts app downloads e-Gov apps healthcare apps mobility and payment apps etc The 30 participants divided into three groups have been selected among the 65 year-old people attending the computer classes already offered by AUSER MB and having a personal smartphone as a very basic set of digital skills and familiarity with digital devices was necessary for the slightly more advanced topics covered by the course
In addition to piloting the course and aiming to define a protocol that could be replicated in other similar contexts this study aims to measure the effect of the course on participants digital skills and their perceived well-being To do so the investigators adopted a mixed methods approach employing digital methods by collecting and analyzing data on participants smartphone use ie log data on smartphone use beforeduringafter the intervention a quasi-experiment collecting information on course participants well-being beforeafter the course attendance using a questionnaire survey and ethnographic observation conducted during the course observing interactions between subjects during the course
The study is part of the project ACTIVE ageing in changing societies Older peoples social and digital resources in pandemic and post-pandemic Italy ACTIVE-IT funded by the Italian Fondazione Cariplo
In addition to piloting the course and aiming to define a protocol that could be replicated in other similar contexts this study aims to measure the effect of the course on participants digital skills and their perceived well-being To do so the investigators adopted a mixed methods approach employing digital methods by collecting and analyzing data on participants smartphone use ie log data on smartphone use beforeduringafter the intervention a quasi-experiment collecting information on course participants well-being beforeafter the course attendance using a questionnaire survey and ethnographic observation conducted during the course observing interactions between subjects during the course
The study is part of the project ACTIVE ageing in changing societies Older peoples social and digital resources in pandemic and post-pandemic Italy ACTIVE-IT funded by the Italian Fondazione Cariplo
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None