Association between internet use and depression among the middle-aged and elderly adults with multimorbidity in China: do gender differences exist?

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Internet use and the results of mental health are related. Numbers of studies presented the association between Internet use and depression, and the middle-aged and elderly adults with multimorbidity are of concern. The study aimed to explore the relationship between Internet use and depression in middle-aged and elderly adults with multimorbidity.

Methods

We selected 2550 respondents aged 45 years and above with multimorbidity from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) 2018 database. Logistic regression models were constructed to examine the effects of Internet use on depression, as well as comparing gender differences. Meanwhile, propensity score matching (PSM) was used to test the robustness of the results.

Results

Overall, 49.8% of

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11788291 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature