Digital Exclusion and Health Literacy Among Older Adults: The Mediating Effects of Social Support and Self-Efficacy
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Digital exclusion negatively impacts older adults' health literacy. Improving social support and self-efficacy can help mitigate this digital divide and enhance health understanding in aging populations.
Area Of Science
- Gerontology
- Public Health
- Digital Health
Background
- Digital exclusion is a growing concern for older adults, potentially affecting their health outcomes.
- The link between digital exclusion and health literacy in aging populations requires further investigation.
Purpose Of The Study
- To examine the association between digital exclusion and health literacy in older adults.
- To determine the mediating roles of social support and self-efficacy in this relationship.
Main Methods
- Cross-sectional study utilizing data from the 2021 Psychology and Behaviour Investigation of Chinese Residents (PBICR) survey.
- Digital exclusion assessed via self-reported non-use of digital devices.
- Health literacy, social support, and self-efficacy measured using validated scales; relationships analyzed with Generalized Linear Models and mediation analysis.
Main Results
- 27.64% of 1147 older adults were digitally excluded, reporting moderate health literacy.
- Digital exclusion, social support, self-efficacy, education, income, hukou status, chronic conditions, and medication use significantly influenced health literacy.
- Social support and self-efficacy partially mediated the negative impact of digital exclusion on health literacy.
Conclusions
- Digital exclusion is significantly associated with lower health literacy among older adults.
- Interventions promoting social support and self-efficacy may improve health literacy in digitally excluded aging populations.
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