The educational role of social media to achieve Quality of life for the elderly “case study"

Document Type : Original Article

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Foundation - Faculty of Women-Ain Shams Univerity

Abstract

The current study aimes to identify the reality of adults' use of soci
media, and the quality of life of the elderly in its various dimensions
The elderly category is one of the most important societal groups in need of support and attention in the light of the changes and their repercussions, especially if we realize the consequences and negative effects of such changes on them, as they expose them to health, social, psychological, occupational or other problems. The study seeks to answer a main question: the what is The educational role of social media in achieving the quality of life for the elderly? to achieve the goal of the study, a questionnaire is prepared, which includs (42) items, and is divided into seven areas: public health, family and social relations, psychological life, time management, economic life, political life and the religious sphere. The study sample consists of (30) of the two gender for the elderly, and the results show that the average total score for the educational role of the f social media in improving the quality of life for the average degree and it is the highest degree impact on political life, followed by family and social relations, the religious field, then time management. In the penultimate rank cames the quality of economic and psychological life in the last rank cames public health According to the theoretical and field study,results the proposed prespective is includeds several elements, such as philosophy fundamentals its objectives and its mechanisms its dimensians

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