ArticleFrontiers in psychology2023
The association between information and communication technologies, loneliness and social connectedness: A scoping review.
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- Social Media engagement and perceived social isolation among older adults in a changing digital environment: evidence from HINTS 2022-2024.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- The relationships between perceived ICT convenience patterns, attitudes toward aging, and multidimensional health outcomes among older adults.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- New Perspective on Digital Well-Being by Distinguishing Digital Competency From Dependency: Network Approach.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
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- "It just isn't the same": altered routines among older Americans three years after the COVID-19 pandemic onset.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Higher digital embracement is associated with lower levels of loneliness among late middle-aged and older adults.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Smart Speaker and ICT Use in Relationship With Social Connectedness During the Pandemic: Loneliness and Social Isolation Found in Older Adults in Low-Income Housing.The Gerontologist · 2024Article
- Exploring the impact of information and communication technologies on loneliness and social isolation in community-dwelling older adults: a scoping review of reviews.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Investigating the interplay of loneliness, computer-mediated communication, online social capital, and well-being: insights from a COVID-19 lockdown study.Frontiers in digital health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Older adults are at a higher risk of loneliness, compared to other demographics. The use of Internet Communication and Technologies (ICTs) among older adults is steadily increasing and given ICTs provide a means of enhancing social connectedness suggests they may have positive effects on reducing loneliness. Therefore, the aim of this scoping review was to examine the research that explores how ICTs may be implicated in mitigating loneliness and increasing social connectedness among older adults. After the examination of 54 articles, we identified three major themes within the literature: (1) ICTs were associated with a reduction in loneliness and increase in wellbeing. (2) ICTs promoted social connectedness by facilitating conversations. (3) Factors such as training, self-efficacy, self-esteem, autonomy, and the design/features, or affordances, of ICTs contribute toward the associations between ICT use and wellbeing. The heterogeneity of methodologies, statistical reporting, the small sample sizes of interventional and observational studies, and the diversity of the experimental contexts underline the challenges of quantitative research in this field and highlights the necessity of tailoring ICT interventions to the needs and contexts of the older users.
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