Chart 2. Thematic analysis based on some of the researcher’s notes. São Paulo, 2021.

Thematic analysis		Transcription of participants’ speeches/performance observation
Benefits	Impact of the group on their daily life	P (1) “(...) you gave us the content with affection, it was very beautiful in this moment that we are in isolation, to feel this affection”. P (2) “(...) for those who are feeling depressed, this group soon morning can help”. P (9) “(...) despite having some things that we already used, it’s nice to know that it’s good, useful, that we’re on the right track and outside of the other things we had no idea about, like the strategy of using emotion to record information, this was new.”
	Socialization	P (12) “meeting new people from different universes was very gratifying (...)”. P (13): “This group is an opportunity for me to make friends and make plans for the future when we can meet in person”.
	Demystify beliefs	P (4) “(...) I always had trouble remembering the names of the people and I was a teacher, now I can see that it involves attention and the use of memory strategies”. P(7) “(...) I realize that when I demand control of everything, sleep is troubled, I accept the kind of life I lead today, I manage my life, I’m very dynamic... these are lessons I’m having with myself even, not to demand more from me than I am able to do (...)” P (14) “I always thought that the fact of making millions of things at the same time were positive, for me it broke this paradigm, I thought that it would save me from losing my memory.”
	Remote consultation	P (10) observed the optimization of the time and savings with transportation “(...) we are at home, it is economical and viable, you don’t need to take a car, bus and park”. P (9) “(...) it’s good that we start at ten o’clock and you can turn on the computer at five to ten, it’s not like it’s at USP that we have to leave the house well before”. P (12) was the only participant who reported having already participated in a face-to-face group with a similar proposal at his basic health unit of reference. It is there that he experienced a greater good among his participations” (...) so the group dispersed, out of affinity and empathy we approached to help with the coordinator’s guidance. What I feel in the virtual is that we are all seeing each other at the same time, there is a proximity, we are all interacting. At first I thought we would be further apart, on the contrary, I feel that the interest that leads to a good result.”
Difficulties	Device chosen for access	P (5): “(...) the cell phone limits more, the sound is not so good, the screen is small, the fact of being online challenges people of our age group who still are getting used to it”.
	Technology barriers/troubleshooting difficulty	There were interruptions that made it difficult to participate, these referred to the routine of the home, for example, family members passing by of the person and environmental noises such as those experienced by P (14) who was with works on the building and P (13) who lived near the airport. P (6), for example, could not turn on the microphone and, in an attempt to solve, entered and left the online room. There were, for example, episodes of problems with internet connection, interruptions while using the microphone when more than a person wanted to talk.

Abbreviations: P: participants (names in alphabetical order).