Use of Digital Health Technology Among Older Adults With Cancer in the United States: Findings From a National Longitudinal Cohort Study (2015-2021).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the benefits of digital health technology use, older adults with cancer (ie, aged 65 years) have reported challenges to technology adoption. However, there has been a lack of a good understanding of their digital health technology use patterns and the associated influential factors in the past few years.

Objective

This study aimed to examine the trends in and factors associated with digital health technology use among older adults with cancer.

Methods

The National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) data set is a national longitudinal cohort study with annual survey waves of Medicare beneficiaries 65 years and older. Participants were community-dwelling older adults who self-reported previous or current cancer diagnoses in each round. The study sa

SUBMITTER: Zhou W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10267783 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature