Use of online social networks by aging people: an integrative literature review
International Journal of Development Research
Use of online social networks by aging people: an integrative literature review
Received 14th December, 2021; Received in revised form 20th January, 2022; Accepted 29th January, 2022; Published online 26th February, 2022
Copyright © 2022, Pollyana L. B. Pimentel et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The increasing use of online social networks by aging people has been increasing worldwide. This study aimed to know what has been published in the national literature about the use of online social networks by the elderly in Brazil. An integrative literature review of the last ten years (2009-2019) was carried out. After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, two articles were selected. It was found that the scientific production related to the theme is quite scarce. The results showed that the main networks used by the participants were: Whatsapp, Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Snapchat and Linkedln. In addition, it was found that online social networks are an important tool in contributing to a healthy aging process, improving the quality of life of people in the aging process.
