Digital Inclusion among Community Older Adults in the Republic of Korea: Measuring Digital Skills and Health Consequences.

ABSTRACT: Many older adults are increasingly embracing digital technology in the Republic of Korea. This study investigated the relationship between the digital skills of Korean older adults and their perceived health status and digital technology application for health promotion. This mixed-method study comprised a community survey of 434 older adults aged ≥65 in two cities in South Korea, followed by focus group interviews. Five types of digital skills, 'operational internet skills', 'information navigation skills', 'social skills', 'creative skills', and 'mobile skills', were measured using the LSE digital skill measurement instrument. Multivariable analysis identified the influence of digital skills on health-related outcomes. Among them, 'social skills' associated positively with self-rated hea

SUBMITTER: Pan TH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11353258 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature