Psychological impacts and online interventions of social isolation amongst older adults during COVID‐19 pandemic: A scoping review

NG Rodrigues, CQY Han, Y Su… - Journal of Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To summarise the psychological impacts of social isolation amongst older adults during
COVID‐19 and review the benefits and limitations of online interventions used to combat …

Factors influencing access and utilization of health services among older people during the COVID− 19 pandemic: a scoping review

P Bastani, M Mohammadpour, M Samadbeik… - Archives of Public …, 2021 - Springer
Background Access to healthcare and service utilization are both considered essential
factors for improving the general health and wellbeing of older people, especially at the time …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of Covid-19 on the digital literacy of the elderly: norms for digital inclusion

CI Martínez-Alcalá, A Rosales-Lagarde… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The current sanitary crisis due to COVID-19 has further evidenced the enormous digital
exclusion of older adults. Furthermore, the crisis has urged older adults to adopt new …

A digital media literacy intervention for older adults improves resilience to fake news

RC Moore, JT Hancock - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Older adults are especially susceptible to fake news online, possibly because they are less
digitally literate compared to younger individuals. Interventions for older adults have …

Improving the digital skills of older adults in a COVID-19 pandemic environment

KR Garcia, L Rodrigues, L Pereira, G Busse… - Educational …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the global population, not only in terms of health, but
also in the economic, psychosocial, and educational domains. Information and …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19, social isolation, and mental health among older adults: a digital catch-22

TD Cosco, K Fortuna, A Wister, I Riadi… - Journal of Medical …, 2021 - jmir.org
One of the most at-risk groups during the COVID-19 crisis is older adults, especially those
who live in congregate living settings and seniors' care facilities, are immune-compromised …

Exposure to untrustworthy websites in the 2020 US election

RC Moore, R Dahlke, JT Hancock - Nature Human Behaviour, 2023 - nature.com
Research using large-scale data on individuals' internet use has provided vital information
about the scope and nature of exposure to misinformation online. However, most prior work …

[HTML][HTML] On the triple exclusion of older adults during COVID-19: technology, digital literacy and social isolation

A Zapletal, T Wells, E Russell, MW Skinner - Social Sciences & Humanities …, 2023 - Elsevier
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the relationship between older adults and digital
technology became complicated. Prior to the pandemic, some older adults may have faced a …

An inverted digital divide during Covid-19 pandemic? Evidence from a panel of EU countries

N Grishchenko - Telematics and Informatics, 2022 - Elsevier
The extension of remote forms of employment, education and communication during the
Covid-19 pandemic was expected to bridge the digital divide in 2020. However, more …

Gender differences regarding intention to use mHealth applications in the Dutch elderly population: a cross-sectional study

FRT Van Elburg, NS Klaver, AP Nieboer, M Askari - BMC geriatrics, 2022 - Springer
Background In light of the increasing demands in health care, a call has been made for the
development of new strategies. One of these strategies is placing a higher emphasis on …