Non-use of information and communication technology as a predictor of frailty in postmenopausal midlife and older women
| Autor: | M. Luz Sánchez-Sánchez, Juan J. Tarín, Julio Fernández-Garrido, JA Carbonell-Asíns, Alicia García-Vigara, Antonio Cano |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Gerontology
Technology Frail Elderly Primary health care General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine parasitic diseases Humans Medicine Social media 030212 general & internal medicine Geriatric Assessment Aged Multinomial logistic regression 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Postmenopausal women Frailty business.industry Communication Stressor Obstetrics and Gynecology Postmenopause Cross-Sectional Studies Information and Communications Technology Female Independent Living business Older people |
| Zdroj: | Maturitas. 156:60-64 |
| ISSN: | 0378-5122 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.maturitas.2021.05.010 |
| Popis: | Frailty is a clinically discernible state in which decreased physiological reserve and function result in a reduced ability to cope with stressors. Information and communication technology (ICT) has been proposed as an aid to help with frailty, yet the use of ICT by older people, particularly women, is an understudied area.To analyze the association between use of ICT (specifically internet functions and social media) and frailty status in postmenopausal midlife and elderly women.A cross-sectional study was designed to investigate whether frailty status is related to ICT use in postmenopausal midlife and older women. Community-dwelling women attending primary health care centers for health checks were invited to participate in the study. Postmenopausal status was the only inclusion criterion, whereas limitations that could interfere with use of ICT were exclusion criteria. The Fried phenotype was used to assess frailty. Four types of ICT use were examined: the internet for e-mail, the internet for other functions, and social media (WhatsApp or Facebook). Chi-square test and multivariate multinomial regression analysis were used to examine the association between frailty status and ICT use.We included 409 women (age = 67.45 ± 7.81 years, mean ± SD), who were frail (n = 135, 33.01%), pre-frail (n = 159, 38.87%), or robust (n = 115, 28.11%). Frailty status was significantly and inversely associated with any ICT use, showing a strong association with use of WhatsApp (P 0.001) and internet searches (P 0.001). ICT non-use was a predictor of frailty, while ICT users were more likely to be robust (OR 10.62; 95% [CI], 5.34-21.10) or pre-frail (OR 9.03; [CI], 95% 5.18-15.74).Postmenopausal midlife and older women not using ICT were more likely to be frail. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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