Study title

ILQA-19 is a longitudinal qualitative case study. It investigates the social consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on older people’s well-being and everyday life. It is conducted on a purposive sample of 40 older men and women aged between 65 and 80 living in the ten villages (located in the Northern part of Italy) that experienced the first lockdown in Europe. The first wave of the data collection was conducted in spring 2020, during the first lockdown, using semi-structured video-interviews. Wave 1 interview explores changes occurred in older people’s everyday life, the role of social relationships and social media use during the lockdown, and the impact of the lockdown on older people’s well-being. In particular, the research intends: - analyse the representations of the elderly regarding the redefinition of the "new" everyday life; - explore how changes in relationship networks (intra/intergenerational links within and outside the family network) and in support and care systems have affected the well-being of the elderly; - reconstruct the strategies and resources adopted by the elderly to adapt to the new everyday life, also with reference to the role of "social technologies" and the changes in their use; - collect their views on the measures taken by the institutions, especially on the relationship between health policies and respect for the principles of active ageing.