Supporting emotional ties among Mexican elders and their families living abroad

Victor Gonzalez; Pedro C. Santana; Marcela D. Rodríguez; Víctor M. González; Luís A. Castro; Ángel G. Andrade

doi:10.1145/1056808.1057107

Supporting emotional ties among Mexican elders and their families living abroad

Victor Gonzalez, Pedro C. Santana, Marcela D. Rodríguez, Víctor M. González, Luís A. Castro, Ángel G. Andrade

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Abstract

The aging of the population is a phenomenon faced by most nations, such as Mexico, where 7.5% of the population is older than 60 years, a significant proportion of whom live alone (10%). This fact is related with the ever increasing migration of one or more of their relatives, mostly to the USA. Our work aims to provide a technological solution that eases the isolation of elder people living alone in Mexico while their families are abroad. To envision and inform our design we interviewed independent old persons living alone. We propose an electronic family newspaper, through which elders and their families share information, personal reminiscences and cultural stories, and occasionally interact with each other. Through its functionality, the electronic newspaper enables elders not only to maintain close social ties, but ameliorate cognitive decline.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings\|Conf Hum Fact Comput Syst Proc
Pages	2099-2103
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1056808.1057107
Publication status	Published - 2005
Event	Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2005 - Portland, OR Duration: 1 Jul 2005 → …

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Conference	Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2005
City	Portland, OR
Period	1/07/05 → …

Keywords

Cognitive decline
Communication boards
Companionship
Digital photos
Elderly
Isolation
Sharing

UN SDGs

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Gonzalez, V, Santana, PC, Rodríguez, MD, González, VM, Castro, LA & Andrade, ÁG 2005, Supporting emotional ties among Mexican elders and their families living abroad. in Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings|Conf Hum Fact Comput Syst Proc. pp. 2099-2103, Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2005, Portland, OR, 1/07/05. https://doi.org/10.1145/1056808.1057107

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Supporting emotional ties among Mexican elders and their families living abroad

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