Association between mobile phone, self-efficacy and dependency among elderly people: a community-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of dependency is high, and it is an urgent problem requiring immediate solutions for elderly people. This study aimed to explore the association between mobile phone use, self-efficacy and dependency among elderly people.

Methods

This community-based study was conducted in 33 locations in China. A total of 2,195 participants aged ≥60 years were selected using a complex multistage sampling design. All data were collected using questionnaires by face-to-face interviews. Dependency was measured using the standardized Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-II. Self-efficacy was assessed using the Chinese version of the General Self-Efficacy Scale. Cumulative logistic regression models were used to evaluate the association between dependency and the

SUBMITTER: Yao QQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11811646 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature