ArticleFrontiers in public health2025
Health effects and mediating mechanisms of smart wearable devices on older people: evidence from China.
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- Intelligent health management technology use and depressive symptoms among older adults: the serial mediating roles of physical activity and social adaptation.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Are smart older adult care devices "cost-reducing and efficiency-enhancing" or "demand-activating"?-Empirical evidence from Chinese older adult households.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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- Bridging the digital health divide: digital endowment, informal social participation, and health inequality among older adults.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Digital empowerment: Can the development of the smart health and elderly care enhance older adults' subjective well-being?Digital healthArticle
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Abstract
Background: With the aging of the population, health issues among older people have drawn increasing societal attention. The rapid development of intelligent technology provides innovative solutions to addressing these challenges. This study aims to explore the impact of smart wearable devices on older people's health outcomes while discussing the mechanism of physical exercise, to provide a new perspective and exercise strategy for maximizing the positive role of smart wearable devices in older adult health management. Methods: Utilizing data from the China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey (CLASS), this study analyzed 21,881 samples. Descriptive statistics was computed using SPSS, followed by bidirectional fixed effect model analysis and intermediate effect test via Stata. Results: Bidirectional fixed effect model showed that the use of smart wearable devices could significantly improve the physical health of the older people ( Conclusion: This study reveals the positive impact of smart wearable devices on the physical health level of the older people. To maximize benefits, we propose a dual-path optimization strategy: (1) Develop age-appropriate functions and use methods to improve device accessibility among older adult people, and (2) Generate a personalized exercise prescription for the older people to promote regular physical activity and exercise habits to improve their health level.
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