Health-Related Difficulty in Internet Use Among Older Adults: Correlates and Mediation of Its Association With Quality of Life Through Social Support Networks

Ang, Shannon; Lim, Emily; Malhotra, Rahul

doi:10.1093/geront/gnaa096

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“…In addition to technical support, they expressed a wish for groups to provide peer emotional and informational support. This finding is consistent with research on the relationship between social support and physical activity among older adults [65], and on the importance of social networks in reducing difficulty of online health information seeking [66]. As WATs have the potential to increase social support through sharing of the results [67], future interventions should incorporate social and peer support.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

“You’re Going to Have to Think a Little Bit Different” Barriers and Facilitators to Using mHealth to Increase Physical Activity among Older, Rural Cancer Survivors

Ginossar

Brakey

Sussman

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Wearable activity trackers (WATs) hold great promise in increasing physical activity among older cancer survivors. However, older cancer survivors who reside in rural regions are at increased risk of being digitally marginalized. The goal of this study was to learn about WATs adoption motivation and needs of rural older cancer survivors who live in New Mexico, one of the most rural states with the lowest broadband Internet connectivity in the United States. We conducted six key informant interviews and recruited 31 older cancer survivors from rural counties statewide who participated in interviews and focus groups. Our results show great interest in using WATs as part of an intervention to alleviate barriers associated with the digital divide. Participants were offered diverse modalities to support them in adoption of the trackers. These results will be used to inform future interventions and policies focusing on increasing physical activity in older cancer survivors who reside in rural communities.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

“You’re Going to Have to Think a Little Bit Different” Barriers and Facilitators to Using mHealth to Increase Physical Activity among Older, Rural Cancer Survivors

Ginossar

Brakey

Sussman

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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“…The argument by Kekana (2013) was that to achieve substantial progress in health care, education, business, and government access to speed and stable internet are some of the prerequisites. This was also supported by Ang et al (2020) who argued that internet use becoming a necessity, yet older adults may not use the internet due to health and non-health reasons like lack of digital literacy or visual impairment and sometimes movement difficulties.…”

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confidence: 85%

The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Exploring the Determinants of Internet Access in Emerging Economies

Mhlanga

Beneke

2021

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Oeconomica

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With the rapid developments and changes in technology in the Fourth Industrial Revolution being witnessed everywhere, this study aimed to investigate the factors that influence access to the internet by households in emerging economies with a direct focus on South Africa one of the countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Access to broadband facilities by individuals, households and consumers is one of the critical components of the economic growth and prosperity of a country. It is generally believed that the access to broadband technologies by a community or nation helps to increase productivity which assists a lot in fueling economic growth which will have an impact on the levels of poverty. Using the logistic regression, the study found out that race, access to telephone landline, access to a cellular cellphone, access to electricity, owning a house, gender, age of the household head, net household income per month, and household expenditure were the significant variables in influencing the demand for internet access by households in emerging economies. The factors that were more important in the influence on access to the internet were the availability of electricity and access to a cellphone. Therefore, the study concludes that to improve the quality of life of the people, it is imperative that the governments across the world, do invest more in improving access to quality internet, but one of the prerequisites is that households should have a stable electricity supply and they have access to cellphones.

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“…Despite the increase in older adults’ social media use, sociodemographic factors (i.e., education, income, age, gender, disability status, immigration status, and urban/rural residence) remain key determinants of general information and communication technology (ICT) access and emotional well-being in later life (Fang et al, 2019; Mitchell et al, 2019). Health-related difficulties in internet use are also important determinants of older adults’ social support networks and quality of life in later life (Ang et al, 2020). As such, the profiles of older social media users show that they are healthier, more likely to be female, and more socially connected than the non-users (Newman et al, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

Daily social media use, social ties, and emotional well-being in later life

Kim

Fingerman

2022

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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Older American adults are increasingly utilizing communication technologies, but research has seldom explored older adults’ daily social media use and its interface with other “offline” social ties. To explore a complementary and/or compensatory function of social media in later life, this study employed data from the Daily Experiences and Well-Being Study (2016–2017) to examine associations between daily social media use, daily social encounters, social network structure, and daily mood. Community-dwelling older adults ( N = 310; Mage = 73.96) reported on their overall social network structure (diversity in types of social ties and size of network), their daily social encounters in-person and by phone, social media use, and emotional well-being for 5 to 6 days. Multilevel models revealed that daily social media use was associated with daily mood in the context of daily social encounters and the size of the social network. Individuals reported less negative mood on days with more social media use and more in-person encounters. More daily social media use was associated with more positive mood for individuals with a relatively small social network but not for their counterparts with larger social networks. Findings suggest that social media is a distinct form of social resource in later life that may complement the emotional benefits of daily social encounters and compensate for the age-related reduction in social network size. Future research should consider how socially isolated older adults might use computer-mediated communication such as social media to foster a sense of social connection.

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Health-Related Difficulty in Internet Use Among Older Adults: Correlates and Mediation of Its Association With Quality of Life Through Social Support Networks

Cited by 42 publications

References 40 publications

“You’re Going to Have to Think a Little Bit Different” Barriers and Facilitators to Using mHealth to Increase Physical Activity among Older, Rural Cancer Survivors

“You’re Going to Have to Think a Little Bit Different” Barriers and Facilitators to Using mHealth to Increase Physical Activity among Older, Rural Cancer Survivors

The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Exploring the Determinants of Internet Access in Emerging Economies

Daily social media use, social ties, and emotional well-being in later life

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