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ICT challenges to elderly support – profile and needs diagnosis of non-institutionalized elderly, in Lamego municipalityICT challenges to elderly support – profile and needs diagnosis of non-institutionalized elderly, in Lamego municipalityICT challenges to elderly support – profile and needs diagnosis of non-institutionalized elderly, in Lamego municipalityICT challenges to elderly support – profile and needs diagnosis of non-institutionalized elderly, in Lamego municipalityICT challenges to elderly support – profile and needs diagnosis of non-institutionalized elderly, in Lamego municipalityICT challenges to elderly support – profile and needs diagnosis of non-institutionalized elderly, in Lamego municipalityICT challenges to elderly support – profile and needs diagnosis of non-institutionalized elderly, in Lamego municipality

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O presente artigo pretende apresentar um estudo acerca da importância da adaptação dos serviços sociais atuais ao perfil, preferências e necessidades efetivas do indivíduo idoso, desenvolvendo soluções adaptadas, com o apoio das TIC. Como objetivos, foram definidos os seguintes: Identificar os desafios do idadismo; Perceber a importância da adaptação dos serviços disponibilizados pelas organizações sociais aos indivíduos idosos; Apresentar o perfil do idoso não institucionalizado, no concelho de Lamego; Apresentar proposta de intervenção, de acordo com o perfil definido. Em termos metodológicos, na dimensão empírica da investigação, de natureza essencialmente descritiva, construiu-se um formulário, submetido a pré-teste, que veio a servir de base a uma entrevista estruturada, administrada presencialmente a 33 idosos do concelho de Lamego, selecionados segundo os princípios de uma amostra por conveniência. Os dados colhidos foram submetidos a tratamento no software SPSS, versão 25.0, fazendo uso de medidas da estatística descritiva, selecionadas para responder aos objetivos propostos. O presente estudo apresenta o perfil do idoso não institucionalizado, do concelho de Lamego, bem como a proposta de serviços sociais adaptados às necessidades e aos gostos identificados, com o desenho de sistemas tecnológicos de monitorização e de apoio às atividades quotidianas desses indivíduos.
This paper intends to present a study about the importance of adapting the current social services to the profile, preferences and effective needs of the elderly individual, developing adapted solutions, with the support of ICT. As main goals we identify the following: To identify the challenges of ageism; To realize the importance of adapting the services provided by social organizations to the elderly population; To present the profile of the non- institutionalized elderly in the municipality of Lamego; To present a proposal of intervention, according to the defined profile. Methodologically, in the empirical dimension of research, essentially descriptive in nature, a pre-test form was used, which served as the basis for a structured interview, administered personally to 33 elderly people from the county of Lamego, selected according to the principles sample for convenience. Data was submitted to SPSS software, version 25.0, using descriptive statistics measures selected to answer to the proposed objectives. The present study presents the profile of the non-institutionalized elderly in the municipality of Lamego, as well as the proposal of social services adapted to the needs and tastes identified, with the design of technological systems for monitoring and supporting the daily activities of these individuals.

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Perfil do Idoso Inovação nos serviços sociais Necessidades

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Santos, P. M.; Antunes, S.; Guedes, A.; Lousado, J. – “ICT challenges to elderly support – profile and needs diagnosis of non-institutionalized elderly, in Lamego municipality”. III Congresso Ibero-Americano de Intervenção Social. Livro de Atas. 2019. Porto: Lema d’Origem. pp. 465-481. ISBN: 978-989-8890-11-5

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