Opinions of People Aged 60 and Over on the Training and Support Program Applied Through Video Conference in the Covid 19 Pandemic

Year 2023, Volume: 6 Issue: 11, 66 - 81, 28.06.2023

Cemil Yavuz , Sevnaz Şahin

https://doi.org/10.35235/uicd.1230818

Abstract

Fethiye Refreshment University; which aims to teach active and healthy aging to people aged 60 and over, is a social responsibility project that started its education life in 2019. The project is a structured "Third Age University" model within the scope of lifelong learning. In the Covid 19 pandemic, the elderly were the most risky group in terms of disease and death rates, and the elderly were most affected by the negative effects of the social isolation and quarantine measures applied. For this reason, Fethiye Refreshment University has structured its face-to-face activities in the pre-pandemic period as a videoconference training and support program together with the pandemic. The aim of the research is to determine the opinions of the students aged 60 and over who participated in this program. Research; is of descriptive type. 66 people attending the program were sampled. Data were collected by online survey between 30 June -14 July 2021. The data were evaluated by using number and percentage calculations in SPSS 22 program. According to the findings; 81,8% of the participants had not participated in the online training program before, 89,4% were “very” satisfied with participating in the applied program, 69,7% were establishing the Zoom program, 83,3% were using the program, It was determined that 70,8 of them had no difficulty in asking questions in the lesson. A high “very” level of satisfaction was noted for all courses. The courses with the highest satisfaction are foreign language courses. Videoconference program; especially learning new information (92,0%), having accurate and reliable information about covid 19 (83,7%), cognitive (80,3%), mental (77%) and social support (76,2%) ) stated that they made a “very” positive contribution in increasing social communication (73,8%) and being more physically active (73,8%). As a result; It was observed that the elderly who participated in the videoconference training and support program were “very” satisfied with the program. The applied program; While improving their digital skills, it also made a “very” positive contribution in terms of cognitive, spiritual, social and physical aspects, as well as the opportunity to learn according to their needs, access to accurate and reliable information about the pandemic. We think that videoconference programs structured in accordance with their needs will be followed with interest by the elderly. We believe that it can be an important element in every period in supporting the elderly, especially those who experience social isolation.

Keywords

Covid 19 pandemic, elderly, videoconference education support program

Project Number

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60 Yaş ve Üzeri Kişilerin Covid 19 Pandemisinde Videokonferans Yoluyla Uygulanan Eğitim ve Destek Programı Hakkında Görüşleri

Abstract

60 yaş ve üzeri kişilere aktif ve sağlıklı yaşlanmayı öğretmeyi amaçlayan Fethiye Tazelenme Üniversitesi 2019 yılında eğitim hayatına başlamış bir sosyal sorumluluk projesidir. Proje hayat boyu öğrenme kapsamında yapılandırılmış bir “Üçüncü Yaş Üniversitesi” modelidir. Covid 19 pandemisinde yaşlılar hastalık ve ölüm oranları açısından en riskli grup olmuş, uygulanan sosyal izolasyon ve karantina tedbirlerinin olumsuz etkilerinden en çok yaşlılar etkilenmiştir. Bu nedenle Fethiye Tazelenme Üniversitesi pandemi öncesi dönemde yüz yüze sürdürdüğü faaliyetlerini, pandemi ile birlikte videokonferans eğitim ve destek programı olarak yapılandırmıştır. Araştırmanın amacı, bu programa katılan 60 yaş ve üzeri öğrencilerin programa ilişkin görüşlerini belirlemektir. Araştırma; tanımlayıcı tiptedir. Programa devam eden 66 kişi örnekleme alınmıştır. Veriler 30 Haziran -14 Temmuz 2021 tarihleri arasında online anket ile toplanmıştır. Veriler SPSS 22 programında sayı ve yüzdelik hesaplamalar kullanılarak değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgulara göre; katılımcıların %81,8’inin daha önce online eğitim programına katılmadığı, %89,4’ünün uygulanan programına katılmaktan “çok” düzeyde memnun olduğu, %69,7’sinin Zoom programını kurmakta, %83,3’ünün programı kullanmakta, %70,8’inin derste soru sormakta zorlanmadığını belirlenmiştir. Tüm dersler için yüksek oranda “çok” düzeyde memnuniyet belirtilmiştir. Memnuniyetin en yüksek olduğu dersler yabancı dil dersleridir. Videokonferans programının; özellikle yeni bilgiler öğrenme (%92,0), covid 19 ile ilgili doğru ve güvenilir bilgiye sahip olma (%83,7), bilişsel (%80,3), ruhsal (%77) ve sosyal destek sağlama (%76,2), sosyal iletişimi artırma (%73,8) fiziksel olarak daha aktif olma (% 73,8) başlıklarında “çok” düzeyde olumlu katkı sağladığı belirtmiştir. Sonuç olarak; videokonferans eğitim ve destek programına katılan yaşlıların programdan “çok” memnun oldukları görülmüştür. Uygulanan program; dijital yeteneklerini geliştirirken, aynı zamanda ihtiyaçlarına uygun öğrenme imkânı, pandemi ile ilgili doğru ve güvenilir bilgiye ulaşma, bilişsel, ruhsal, sosyal ve fiziksel açılardan “çok” düzeyde olumlu katkı sağlamıştır. İhtiyaçlarına uygun olarak yapılandırılmış videokonferans programların, yaşlılar tarafından ilgiyle takip edileceğini düşünüyoruz. Özellikle sosyal izolasyon yaşayan yaşlıların desteklenmesinde her dönemde önemli bir unsur olabileceği kanısındayız.

Keywords

Covid 19 pandemisi, yaşlı, video konferans eğitim destek programı

Supporting Institution

Yok

Project Number

Yok

Thanks

Pandemi eğitim ve destek programına katkı sağlayan gönüllü eğitimcilere ve programa katılan, araştırma sorularını yanıtlayan 60 yaş üzeri katılımcılarına teşekkür ederiz.

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