Association Between Daily Internet Use and Incidence of Chronic Diseases Among Older Adults: Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic disease incidence among the elderly is increasing, which is correlated with the acceleration of population aging. Evolving internet technologies may help prevent and provide interventions for chronic diseases in an accelerating aging process. However, the impact of daily internet use on the incidence of chronic diseases is not well understood.

Objective

This study aims to investigate whether daily internet use by middle-aged and older adults may inhibit or promote the occurrence of chronic diseases.

Methods

We included participants from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), a longitudinal survey of Chinese residents aged ≥45 years. We assessed 8-year data from wave 1 (June 2011-March 2012) to wave 4 (July-September 2018) in CH

SUBMITTER: Li P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10390981 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature