[Changes in well-being and private support for older people: a closer look at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in early summer 2020].

Background: The pilot study "Health and Support in Times of Corona" (TU Dortmund University) collected data on support and well-being of individuals aged 40 plus years in the light of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic from May to July 2020.

Objective: The aim was to study the social and mental effects of the pandemic. We focused on individuals living in private households aged 40 years and older.

New Perspectives on User Participation in Technology Design Processes: An Interdisciplinary Approach.

Background And Objectives: Technologies can enable older adults to participate in social life. These technologies need to be designed so that their benefits are obvious and older users are willing and able to use them. Although user participation has gained importance, participants are frequently not representative of the diversity of potential user groups, so that actual requirements are often not met.