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What is Social Isolation

Chapter 20
Handbook of Research on ICTs and Management Systems for Improving Efficiency in Healthcare and Social Care
Lack of social interaction and communication between human beings, caused by physical separation, social barriers and psychological mechanisms.
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Elderly People and Information Communication Technology (ICT): Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities for Better Quality of Life
Helena Blazun (University of Maribor, Slovenia), Kaija Saranto (University of Eastern Finland, Finland), Sari Rissanen (University of Eastern Finland, Finland), and Samo Bobek (University of Maribor, Slovenia)
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 20
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-3990-4.ch020
Abstract
The purpose of this chapter is to present up-to-date knowledge on elderly people’s use of Information Communication Technology (ICT), online social networks, and eventual positive effects of advanced technology on the quality of life of elderly people. The chapter is based on two previous literature reviews and a new integrated literature review focusing on three main criteria: use of ICT, attitudes of elderly people toward ICT, and benefits of and barriers to the use of ICT. A comparison of the literature reviews shows the level of currently known facts about computer use among the elderly and presents the necessary steps for future research on how to increase the computer engagement of elderly people toward a better quality of life.
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Chapter 20
Elderly People and Information Communication Technology (ICT): Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities for Better Quality of Life
Lack of social interaction and communication between human beings, caused by physical separation, social barriers and psychological mechanisms.
Published in Chapter: Elderly People and Information Communication Technology (ICT): Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities for Better Quality of Life; From: Handbook of Research on ICTs and Management Systems for Improving Efficiency in Healthcare and Social Care
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Chapter 11
Teaching and Re-Imagining the Role of Medical Sociology in South Africa During COVID-19: A Reflection
A temporary state of lack of contact between a person and other members of their community.
Published in Chapter: Teaching and Re-Imagining the Role of Medical Sociology in South Africa During COVID-19: A Reflection; From: Strategies for Student Support During a Global Crisis
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Chapter 4
Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Higher Education in Tanzania: A Roadmap for Developing an EPRRM Contingency Plan
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Chapter 12
Women's Journeys in Academia: Plan B as Childless and Childfree Women in Higher Education
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Chapter 2
Approaches for Addressing Student Barriers to Collaborative Learning Success
a state of complete or near-complete lack of contact between an individual and his or her peers.
Published in Chapter: Approaches for Addressing Student Barriers to Collaborative Learning Success; From: Handbook of Research on Mobile Technology, Constructivism, and Meaningful Learning
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Chapter 10
Social Media
Social isolation means disengagement from one’s social ties, institutional connections, and participation in the community. It can be either objective or subjective. Being physically isolated or disengaged from the community or social ties can be defined as objective social isolation whereas feelings like isolation or disconnectedness can be called subjective social isolation.
Published in Chapter: Social Media; From: Handbook of Research on Cyber Approaches to Public Administration and Social Policy
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Chapter 8
Stress and Anxiety Among Parents of Children With Communication Disorders
A state of complete or near-complete lack of contact between an individual and the society.
Published in Chapter: Stress and Anxiety Among Parents of Children With Communication Disorders; From: Handbook of Research on Psychosocial Perspectives of Human Communication Disorders
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Chapter 2
Use of Technology With Problem-Based Learning in Higher Education
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Chapter 100
Understanding Adverse Effects of E-Commerce
The separation of individuals or groups resulting in the lack of or minimizing of social contact and/or communication. This separation may be accomplished by physical separation, by social barriers and by psychological mechanisms. In the latter, there may be interaction but no real communication.
Published in Chapter: Understanding Adverse Effects of E-Commerce; From: Encyclopedia of E-Collaboration
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Chapter 5
Potential Outcomes of Digital Burnout in Second Language Learning: Understanding the Risks and Mitigating Strategies
Social isolation refers to the lack of social contacts and having few people to interact with regularly.
Published in Chapter: Potential Outcomes of Digital Burnout in Second Language Learning: Understanding the Risks and Mitigating Strategies; From: Perspectives on Digital Burnout in Second Language Acquisition
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International Faculty Development in U.S. Higher Education
A situation that makes individuals to feel that they are lack of contact and support from people in the group or community.
Published in Chapter: International Faculty Development in U.S. Higher Education; From: Handbook of Research on Promoting Cross-Cultural Competence and Social Justice in Teacher Education
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Chapter 4
Loneliness Among Rural Elderly: Present and Future Public Health Challenges
A lack of significant and sustained communication over time or also as the lack of habitual contact with family members and social networks.
Published in Chapter: Loneliness Among Rural Elderly: Present and Future Public Health Challenges; From: Handbook of Research on Health Systems and Organizations for an Aging Society
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Chapter 1
Facilitating Civility in Distance Education
Condition in which persons, groups, or cultures lose or do not have communication with one another
Published in Chapter: Facilitating Civility in Distance Education; From: Socioeconomics, Diversity, and the Politics of Online Education
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Chapter 3
Thriving in the Post-Pandemic Classroom: Promoting Engagement in Health Professions' Students
Being physically or emotionally secluded from others to a degree that it negatively affects wellbeing.
Published in Chapter: Thriving in the Post-Pandemic Classroom: Promoting Engagement in Health Professions' Students; From: Handbook of Research on Updating and Innovating Health Professions Education: Post-Pandemic Perspectives
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Chapter 13
Visual Stories of COVID-19 Social-Physical Distancing From Tagged Social Imagery
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Emotional and Psychological Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic in College Students: A Language Exchange Project as a Tool to Manage Psychological Disorders Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Situation of loneliness that could be caused by different factors, and in which a person reduces drastically his or her interaction with other human beings during an undetermined period of time.
Published in Chapter: Emotional and Psychological Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic in College Students: A Language Exchange Project as a Tool to Manage Psychological Disorders Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic; From: Handbook of Research on Historical Pandemic Analysis and the Social Implications of COVID-19
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