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OBJECTIVES:Information and communicative technology (ICT) use is a potential vehicle for improving the psychological well-being (PWB) of older people. We examined the roles of age, frailty, and social connectedness in the relationship between ICT use and PWB. METHOD:Telephone interviews were conducted in mid-2016 with 1201 participants aged 50 and above (55.7% female) residing in Hong Kong, China. The participants reported PWB, ICT use (frequency of using the Internet and smart devices), frailty status, contact with family, friends, and neighbors, self-rated health, subjective financial sufficiency, education level, and employment status. RESULTS:We found that the association between ICT and PWB was moderated by age: ICT was associated with PWB only among old-olds (75+), but not in other age groups. This moderation was mediated by contact with family, but not with friends or neighbors. The moderation was further qualified by frailty status: the ICT-by-age moderation was found only among frail, but not pre-frail or robust older adults. CONCLUSION:The findings suggest that ICT use can potentially enhance the PWB of older adults aged 75+ through facilitating their contact with family members. These benefits might be particularly salient for those who were frail. Improving ICT access and literacy among older adults may be promising.
journal_name
Aging Ment Healthjournal_title
Aging & mental healthauthors
Fang Y,Chau AKC,Wong A,Fung HH,Woo Jdoi
10.1080/13607863.2017.1358354subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2018-11-01 00:00:00pages
1516-1524issue
11eissn
1360-7863issn
1364-6915journal_volume
22pub_type
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journal_title:Aging & mental health
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更新日期:2021-01-18 00:00:00
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journal_title:Aging & mental health
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journal_title:Aging & mental health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Aging & mental health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Aging & mental health
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1080/13607860802148855
更新日期:2008-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607863.2019.1617242
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更新日期:2018-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Aging & mental health
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pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2019-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2003-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2018-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607863.2018.1503998
更新日期:2019-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2020-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Aging & mental health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2020-12-16 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Aging & mental health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2011-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2020-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607863.2019.1699016
更新日期:2019-12-18 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2020-04-25 00:00:00