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1College of Public Administration and Law, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China.
Objective:
To examine whether the use of social media can promote the selection of formal care services by disabled elderly and identifies the moderating effects of elderly digital competence and psychological expectations on this relationship.
Materials And Methods:
Based on the modified Anderson model and consumer behaviour psychology, study employs China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) data from 2015, 2018 and 2020 to empirically examine the utilisation duration and mechanisms of formal care services for the disabled elderly.
Results:
The use of social media has significantly increased both the duration of formal care for disabled elderly and the total time of blended family care and formal care. Digital competence and high psychological expectations positively moderate the influence of social media on the utilisation of formal care services.
Conclusions:
Enhancing the psychological expectations of disabled elderly regarding formal care services through the information-accessing features of social media and improving their digital competence therefore enhance socialised elderly care security, build a "smart elderly care" platform and conduct "spatial accessibility + social media skills" training, achieve precise coverage of care services.
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