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Web-Based Presence for Social Connectedness in Long-Term Care: Protocol for a Qualitative Multimethods Study

Web-Based Presence for Social Connectedness in Long-Term Care: Protocol for a Qualitative Multimethods Study

Social connectedness, defined as an individual’s subjective sense of having close relationships with others [3,4] is necessary for health and well-being [5]. During multiple phases of the pandemic, social connectedness was severely compromised for many people both directly and indirectly by restrictions placed on face-to-face engagements [6]. In Canada, older adults in congregate or institutional living environments, such as long-term care homes (LTCHs), were greatly affected during these times [7].

Anna Garnett, Halyna Yurkiv, Richard Booth, Denise Connelly, Lorie Donelle

JMIR Res Protoc 2023;12:e50137

An Instrument for Measuring Social Participation to Examine Older Adults' Use of the Internet as a Social Platform: Development and Validation Study

An Instrument for Measuring Social Participation to Examine Older Adults' Use of the Internet as a Social Platform: Development and Validation Study

In a study on older adults’ social participation, Utz et al [15] classified it in the realm of organizational affiliations, friendship ties, kinship networks, social connectedness, social support, or social integration. Internet use has been generally acknowledged to have the potential to support such social affordance [16-19].

Peter Anderberg, Linda Abrahamsson, Johan Sanmartin Berglund

JMIR Aging 2021;4(2):e23591