Uso de Redes Sociales y Envejecimiento Activo

Abstract

We live in a world where the use of social networks is essential, but in the case of older adults, it helps promote active aging by staying socially active, reducing social isolation. The percentage of older people immersed in technology is very low, sometimes this happens due to fear and ignorance of how to use the communication tools that the Internet offers us, for this reason, it is important to consider this issue to increase physical, mental and Social. This study is descriptive and correlational, with 50 older adults, and its objective is to determine the impact of the use of social networks on active aging in the Association of Retirees, Pensioners and Retirees of the Pujilí Canton. For the execution of the research, a methodology with a quantitative approach was used, based on the instruments validated by the Internet survey in the Elderly (INMA) with 9 items and with the questionnaire called Successful Active Aging Inventory (SAI) with a total of 20 items with a Likert scale from 0 to 4, where the measures of active aging score from 0 to 80 points. The research findings are that, if the use of social networks influences the active aging of the older adult population because they are in an adaptation to the digital age, so a possible proposal should be considered as the creation of digital literacy programs allowing the object of study to be the main actor for the improvement of the use of technology