Better Together: Technology-Use Gaps and Loneliness in Older Adults.

Ortal Cohen Elimelech, Naor Demeter, Sara Rosenblum

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Article in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ortal Cohen ElimelechThe Laboratory of Complex Human Activity and Participation, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Haifa, Haifa 3103301, Israel.

Naor DemeterDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa 3103301, Israel.

Sara RosenblumThe Laboratory of Complex Human Activity and Participation, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Haifa, Haifa 3103301, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-8666-0389

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Abstract

Loneliness is a growing public health concern among older adults, underscoring the need to better understand the complex interplay of factors associated with it. Although technology can enhance social connectedness, limited attention has been given to discrepancies between desired and actual technology use in daily life. This study examined loneliness, focusing on perceived technology-use gaps alongside health-related factors, including depressive symptoms, sleep quality, functional cognition, and sensorimotor abilities. Participants included 211 adults aged 65 to 87, who completed the de Jong-Gierveld Loneliness Scale, Geriatric Depression Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Daily Living Questionnaire, selected items from the Washington Group Short Set on Functioning-Enhanced, and the Daily Technology-Use Gap questionnaire. Spearman correlations and structural equation modeling (SEM) were conducted. Loneliness was significantly associated with all variables (

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lonelinessolder adultsstructural equation modeling (SEM)technology-use gaps

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PMID42792273

DOI10.3390/bs16091473

PMCPMC13603119

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