Internet use and frailty in middle-aged and older adults: findings from developed and developing countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With increasing trend of internet use in all age groups, whether internet use can prevent frailty in middle-aged and older adults remains unclear.

Methods

Five cohorts, including Health and Retirement Study (HRS), China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), English Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSA), and Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS), were used in this study. Internet use, social isolation, and frailty status was assessed using similar questions. The Generalized estimating equations models, random effects meta-analysis, COX regression, and mediation analysis were utilized.

Results

In the multicohort study, a total of 155,695 participants were included in main analysis. The p

SUBMITTER: Li L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11223306 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature