Sistema Mayordomo: la puerta de entrada de nuestros mayores a las nuevas tecnologías

Abstract

The population distribution has changed and is set around an increasingly aging population. This population change coincides with the technological revolution taking place in the xxi century, which generates a digital divide that sepa-rates old people and empower feelings of isolation, loneliness and sadness. Our team has developed the Mayordomo System. Based on the principles of positive psychology, it's main objective is to build a bridge between the technologi-cal reality of today and an older population that will continue to increase. The mayordomo System, through the use of new technologies, aims to facilitate the construction of protective psychological and social elements of a healthy qual-ity of life. The system has been installed on two Senior Colleges of Valencia (Universitat de València and Universitat Jaume I), a nursing home and a day centre. The aim of this paper is to describe the experience of two users who used our system and analyze the effectiveness of the use of Mayordomo System upon their mood and satisfaction levels. The results show that users increased their mood and levels of satisfaction. Butler is a system that can contribute to improve the welfare of older people by facilitating the construction of protective psychological elements, such as in-creasing their social network and the development of leisure activities.