ABSTRACT

The article presents at only one month from the Covid19 pandemic explosion a sociological reflection about the changes undergone by older adult's in Italy and Romanian. The essay reveals as the ICT could be an opportunity by the older adult's in the era of the pandemic if they have been already socialized to the use of digital technologies. It is in fact, thanks to digital tools, that older people can remain at home, not suffering from COVID-19, and they can prolong a health condition using those kinds of platforms.

Keywords: aging, pandemic, Information Communication Technology, health care system.

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