Association between internet exclusion and depressive symptoms among older adults: panel data analysis of five longitudinal cohort studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Internet exclusion and depressive symptoms are prevalent phenomena among older adults; however, the association between internet exclusion and depressive symptoms remains limited. This study aims to investigate the association between internet exclusion and depressive symptoms among older adults from high-income countries (HICs) and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Methods

We conducted a comprehensive longitudinal, cross-cultural analysis, and the participants were adults aged 60 years and older from 32 countries participating in five nationally representative longitudinal cohort studies: the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), the China Health a

SUBMITTER: Yan R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11345591 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature