Internet use and subsequent health and well-being in older adults: An outcome-wide analysis

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Highlights:

• We examine outcomes-wide associations between frequency of internet use and subsequent health/well-being among older people.

• This is one of the first studies to investigate these relationships by leveraging the three-wave structure of the data.

• Internet use was associated with some outcomes of physical/cognitive health, social well-being, and health behaviors.

• It was associated with no outcome of psychological distress, subjective well-being, or pro-social/altruistic behaviors.

摘要

•We examine outcomes-wide associations between frequency of internet use and subsequent health/well-being among older people.•This is one of the first studies to investigate these relationships by leveraging the three-wave structure of the data.•Internet use was associated with some outcomes of physical/cognitive health, social well-being, and health behaviors.•It was associated with no outcome of psychological distress, subjective well-being, or pro-social/altruistic behaviors.

论文关键词:Internet use,Physical health,Cognitive health,Mental health,Well-being,Health behavior

论文评审过程:Received 1 September 2021, Revised 14 December 2021, Accepted 19 December 2021, Available online 5 January 2022, Version of Record 8 January 2022.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.107156