The association between Internet use and intrinsic capacity among older adults in China: The mediating role of social participation.

Autor: Fu J; School of Nursing, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China., Fu S; Guiyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou, China., Wang X; School of Nursing, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China., Wang X; School of Nursing, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China.; The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.) [Public Health Nurs] 2024 Nov-Dec; Vol. 41 (6), pp. 1600-1611. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 02.
DOI: 10.1111/phn.13405
Abstrakt: Objective: This study aims to explore the relationship between Internet use and intrinsic capability among Chinese older adults, and the potential mediating role of social participation.
Methods: We verified the correlation between Internet use and intrinsic capacity using multiple linear regression and verified the mediating role of social participation using the Sobel and Bootstrap tests.
Results: The results of multiple linear regression show that there is a significant positive association between Internet use and intrinsic capacity (B = 0.717, p < .001); and social participation plays a mediating role, explaining a total of 20.5% of the association (indirect effect = 0.147, 95% CI: 0.067-0.227).
Conclusion: Our findings suggest that Internet use significantly improves intrinsic capacity among Chinese older adults, with social participation playing a mediating role. Increasing Internet adoption rates and promoting social participation may help improve intrinsic capacity among older adults.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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