ArticleFrontiers in aging neuroscience2023
Relationship between digital exclusion and cognitive impairment in Chinese adults.
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- The Associations Between Digital Exclusion and Physical or Cognitive Function in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR aging · 2026Pooled it
- A meta-analysis of technology use and cognitive aging.Nature human behaviour · 2025Pooled it
- Acceptability of Technologies to Support Early Dementia Detection: Qualitative Study With the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center Cohort.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Longitudinal associations between internet access and cognitive decline in older adults.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Age-driven dysbiosis: gut microbiota in the pathogenesis and treatment of aging disorders.Biogerontology · 2026Review
- Digital exclusion in healthcare services: a scoping review.International journal for equity in health · 2026Review
- Internet use and frailty in Chinese middle-aged and older adults: empirical evidence from CHARLS 2020.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Associations between internet use, social participation, and cognitive function among middle-aged and older adults.Npj mental health research · 2025Article
- Relationship Between Internet Use and Cognitive Function Among Middle-Aged and Older Chinese Adults: 5-Year Longitudinal Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Digital Exclusion and Cognitive Function in Elderly Populations in Developing Countries: Insights Derived From 2 Longitudinal Cohort Studies.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Digital exclusion and cognitive impairment in older people: findings from five longitudinal studies.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objective: We aimed to evaluate the relationship between digital exclusion, such as neither mobile payments nor WeChat use, and cognitive impairment in Chinese individuals aged 45 and older. Methods: A population-based cross-sectional study utilizing data from the fourth national survey of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). In the fourth wave of CHARLS, 10,325 participants aged 45 and older with complete information were included in this analysis. Self-reported mobile payments and WeChat usage constituted our exposure. Cognitive impairment was the primary outcome. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression were used to assess the relationships between cognitive impairment risk and digital exclusion. Results: Data were analyzed from 10,325 participants [mean (SD) age, 60.3 (9.1) years; 44.8% women], including 1,232 individuals with cognitive impairment and 9,093 cognitively normal individuals. The overall proportion of users who did not use either mobile payment or WeChat and those who only used WeChat were 81.3 and 6.7%, for cognitively impaired individuals 95.0 and 3.1%, and for cognitively normal individuals 79.5 and 7.2% [neither WeChat nor mobile payments vs. control unadjusted odds ratio (OR), 8.16; Conclusion: Our study reveals a positive correlation between digital exclusion and cognitive impairment in Chinese adults, providing insights for promoting active digital integration among older adults. Further longitudinal research is needed to further validate this hypothesis.
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