“Missing You – Resilience, Renewal and Rebuilding Intergenerational Contact Within Families” has been announced as the second panel to be presented at The 8th Asian Conference Aging & Gerontology (AGen2022).
Panelists that have been chosen to discuss this topic will be announced over the coming weeks, follow the conference websites and social media pages for more information.
The AGen2022 Organising Committee is currently calling for papers to be presented at the event. Submit your abstracts by January 14, 2022 to participate.
To participate in AGen2022 as an audience member, please register for the conference.
Abstract
Missing You: Resilience, Renewal and Rebuilding Intergenerational Contact Within Families
The year 2020 was a time of resilience, with widespread separation and the suspension of family contact and intergenerational support. Following this was a time of rebuilding and renewal as vaccines for the COVID-19 virus slowly became more available, and as a result, the re-emergence of intergenerational visits and the re-initiation of suspended contacts. As we enter 2022, we begin to create a “new normal” that will allow for the safe return of intergenerational support, visiting, and sharing. While many problems remain, concern for our elders is creating new ways to interact while reducing the risk of infection. Families are reuniting and finding ways to support and share experiences in a post-pandemic world. This plenary session will share the stories of three researchers and their experiences in attempting to maintain and re-establish physical and emotional contact with elders isolated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Their stories express the shared concern, fear, and hope that we all experienced when cut off from our families during the pandemic.
