Internet-Enabled Behaviors in Older Adults During the Pandemic: Patterns of Use, Psychosocial Impacts, and Plans for Continued Utilization.

IF 1 4区 生物学 Q3 PLANT SCIENCES
Botany Pub Date : 2022-08-06 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1093/workar/waac026
Jared F Benge, Alyssa Aguirre, Michael K Scullin, Andrew M Kiselica, Robin C Hilsabeck, David Paydarfar, Michael Douglas
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Abstract

In response to social distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a need to increase the frequency of internet enabled behaviors (IEBs). To date, little is known about how the pandemic impacted IEBs in older adults, a population that has historically been linked to lower digital literacy and utilization. We administered an online survey between April and July 2021 to 298 adults who were over age 50 (mean age = 73 years; 93.5% non-Hispanic white; 94% smart phone owners; 83.5% retired). Older adults self-reported IEBs for social, shopping, medical, and leisure activities during the pandemic, plans for continued use of these behaviors, and completed measures of psychosocial functioning. 66.8% of respondents reported an overall increase in IEBs during the pandemic, most notably for online meeting attendance. More frequent online meeting use was associated with less depression (r = -0.12, p = .04) and less loneliness (r = -0.14, p = .02). With regard to plans for continued use, 82.5% of the sample reported at least one IEB (M = 2.18, SD = 1.65) that they increased during the pandemic and planned to maintain over time (e.g., online shopping for household goods). Plans for continued use were more likely in participants who used IEBs more overall during the pandemic (r = 0.56, p < .001), and who frequently sought technical support on search engines (r = 0.22, p < .001), or online video sites (r = 0.16, p = .006). In summary, IEBs during the pandemic were associated with favorable psychosocial functioning and expectations for continued use in this sample of predominantly white older adults who had some baseline technological familiarity.

大流行病期间老年人的互联网行为:使用模式、社会心理影响和继续使用计划》(Patterns of Use, Psychosocial Impacts, and Plans for Continued Utilization)。
为了应对 COVID-19 大流行期间的社会疏远措施,有必要增加互联网启用行为(IEBs)的频率。迄今为止,人们对大流行如何影响老年人的互联网启用行为知之甚少,而老年人的数字素养和利用率历来较低。我们在 2021 年 4 月至 7 月期间对 298 名 50 岁以上的成年人(平均年龄为 73 岁;93.5% 为非西班牙裔白人;94% 为智能手机用户;83.5% 已退休)进行了在线调查。老年人自我报告了在大流行期间进行社交、购物、医疗和休闲活动的 IEB,继续使用这些行为的计划,并完成了社会心理功能测试。66.8%的受访者报告说,在大流行期间,IEB总体上有所增加,其中最明显的是参加在线会议。更频繁地参加在线会议与抑郁程度降低(r = -0.12,p = .04)和孤独感降低(r = -0.14,p = .02)有关。关于继续使用的计划,82.5% 的样本报告至少有一项 IEB(M = 2.18,SD = 1.65)是他们在大流行期间增加并计划长期保持的(例如,网购家居用品)。在大流行期间总体使用 IEB 更多的参与者更有可能计划继续使用(r = 0.56,p r = 0.22,p r = 0.16,p = .006)。总之,在这一主要由白人老年人组成的样本中,大流行期间的 IEB 与良好的社会心理功能和继续使用的预期有关,这些老年人都有一定的技术基础。
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Botany
Botany 生物-植物科学
CiteScore
2.20
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9.10%
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48
期刊介绍: Botany features comprehensive research articles and notes in all segments of plant sciences, including cell and molecular biology, ecology, mycology and plant-microbe interactions, phycology, physiology and biochemistry, structure and development, genetics, systematics, and phytogeography. It also publishes methods, commentary, and review articles on topics of current interest, contributed by internationally recognized scientists.
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