ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
For Better or for Worse? A Scoping Review of the Relationship between Internet Use and Mental Health in Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- The association between digital communication tool use and perceived mental health among older adults in Canada.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Association between Internet use and depressive symptoms among older adults in two regions of Myanmar: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Internet Use and Effects on Mental Well-being During the Lockdown Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Younger Versus Older Adults: Observational Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Longitudinal association between frequency of Internet use and incident disability among community-dwelling older people during the COVID-19 pandemic.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2024Article
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- Problematic Internet use in Adults: The Role of Happiness, Psychological Resilience, Dispositional Hope, and Self-control and Self-management.Journal of rational-emotive and cognitive-behavior therapy : RET · 2022Article
- Relationship between Income and Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic in China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Impact of income on mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Based on the 2020 China family panel survey.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Older adults were advised to avoid social activities during the outbreak of COVID-19. Consequently, they no longer received the social and emotional support they had gained from such activities. Internet use might be a solution to remedy the situation. Therefore, this scoping review sought to map the literature on Internet use and mental health in the older population during the pandemic to examine the extent and nature of the research. A scoping review was conducted using eight databases-PubMed, Scopus, Ebscohost Medline, Ebscohost Academic Search, Ebscohost CINAHL Plus, Ebscohost Cochrane, Ebscohost Psychology and Behavioural Sciences Collection, and Ebscohost SPORTDiscus, according to PRISMA guidelines. Two pre-tested templates (quantitative and qualitative studies) were developed to extract data and perform descriptive analysis and thematic summary. A total of ten articles met the eligibility criteria. Seven out of ten studies were quantitative, while the remainder were qualitative. Five common themes were identified from all the included studies. Our review revealed that Internet use for communication purposes seems to be associated with better mental health in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Directions for future research and limitations of review are also discussed.
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