BACKGROUND
Given
the
health
benefits
of
Internet
use
among
older
adults,
inadequate
is
an
urgent
public
issue
in
many
countries.
OBJECTIVE
We
aimed
to
determine
whether
visual
impairment
associated
with
a
population-based
sample
adults.
METHODS
This
cross-sectional
study
sourced
data
for
year
2016
from
Japan
Gerontological
Evaluation
Study
(JAGES).
It
included
community-dwelling
individuals
aged
≥
65
years
(n
=19,452
)
Japan.
used
multivariate
logistic
regression
multiple
imputations
analyze
status,
daily
use,
and
any
correlations
between
them.
RESULTS
observed
that
4,599
(23.6%)
respondents
almost
daily.
Even
after
adjusting
several
covariates,
significant
associations
persisted
status
usage.
The
odds
ratios
(ORs)
tended
increase
as
improved
(P
trend
<
.001).
adjusted
ORs
excellent
very
good
who
were
1.36
(95%
confidence
interval
[CI]:
1.20‒1.54)
1.24
CI:
1.14‒1.35),
respectively.
Conversely,
OR
those
fair/poor
was
0.75
0.63‒0.88).
CONCLUSIONS
Visual
negatively
impacted
by
highlights
need
address
impairments
promote
healthcare
services
become
more
easily
accessed
online.
Frontiers in Public Health,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
12
Опубликована: Фев. 5, 2025
This
study
examines
how
social
engagement
and
support
affect
association
between
internet
use
older
adults'
self-rated
health
in
Kunming.
An
analysis
of
518
community-dwelling
adults
reveals
that
significantly
enhances
their
health.
Social
mediates
this
relationship,
while
strengthens
the
beneficial
impact
on
Additionally,
amplifies
mediating
role
engagement,
suggesting
greater
benefits
outcomes.
Our
findings
emphasize
significance
fostering
providing
robust
to
improve
Scientific Reports,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
15(1)
Опубликована: Фев. 8, 2025
Patients
with
liver
cirrhosis
often
experience
factors
such
as
malnutrition
and
lack
of
exercise,
leading
to
reduced
quality
life.
Insufficient
social
support
is
related
self-management
in
patients
chronic
diseases.
Therefore,
this
study
explores
the
mediating
role
relationship
between
life,
analyzing
impact
exercise
frequency
risk
assessment
on
support,
self-management,
Using
a
convenience
sampling
method,
cross-sectional
data
were
collected
from
257
at
infectious
disease
department
tertiary
hospital
Zunyi,
China,
2021
2022.
The
evaluated
using
demographic
questionnaire,
Self-Management
Behavior
Scale
for
Liver
Cirrhosis
Patients,
Social
Support
Rating
(SSRS),
Chronic
Disease
Questionnaire
(CLDQ),
Royal
Free
Hospital
Nutritional
Prioritizing
Tool
(RFH-NPT).
Data
analyzed
SPSS
PROCESS
software.
(1)
decompensated
stage
those
classified
Child-Pugh
class
B/C
had
lower
scores
compared
compensated
Class
A.
(2)
Quality
life
was
positively
correlated
both
(r
=
0.668,
r
0.665,
P
<
0.001).
(3)
Mediation
analysis
showed
that
direct
predictive
effect
an
indirect
0.489
(95%
CI:
0.362,
0.629),
accounting
40.58%
total
effect.
(4)
Exercise
independent
influencing
(5)
In
regression
model,
after
excluding
confounding
factors,
Model
I
explained
14%
variance
due
control
variables,
II
49.5%,
when
added,
III
56.9%
Under
can
improve
assessment,
also
modulate
self-management.
These
findings
underscore
importance
strengthening
developing
programs
targeting
nutrition
enhance
cirrhosis.
The
incidence
of
chronic
diseases
is
on
the
rise
worldwide,
with
a
high
mortality
rate
in
China,
posing
serious
threat
to
health-related
quality
life
(HRQoL)
middle-aged
and
older
adults.
This
study
explores
association
between
HRQoL
adults,
as
well
role
physical
activity
(PA)
degree
digitization
this
relationship.
Frontiers in Public Health,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
12
Опубликована: Авг. 15, 2024
Background
Depressive
symptoms
represent
a
significant
public
health
challenge,
impacting
the
mental
well-being
of
older
adults.
Despite
this,
understanding
how
activities
daily
living
(ADL)
abilities
correlate
with
life
satisfaction
and
depressive
among
Chinese
adults
remains
limited.
Aims
This
study
aims
to
investigate
relationship
between
ADL
in
people
individuals,
specific
focus
on
examining
mediating
role
within
this
context.
Methods
The
utilized
data
from
China
Health
Retirement
Longitudinal
Study
(CHARLS)
collected
2020.
A
cohort
8,343
individuals
aged
60
years
above
was
included.
analysis
conducted
using
STATA
17.0
SPSS
26.0,
employing
descriptive
statistics,
chi-square
tests,
Pearson
correlations,
mediation
percentile
Bootstrap
method
5,000
resamples
explore
interrelations
ADL,
satisfaction,
symptoms.
Results
is
positively
correlated
(r
=
0.129,
p
<
0.01)
negatively
−0.313,
0.01).
Additionally,
are
each
other
−0.360,
In
model
effect,
directly,
significantly
predicts
(β
−0.193,
t
−17.827,
0.001).
After
incorporating
into
regression
equation,
direct
predictive
effect
−0.177,
−17.099,
0.001);
furthermore,
has
positive
0.007,
4.959,
0.001)
−2.235,
−27.799,
Furthermore,
(−0.177)
its
(−0.016)
account
for
91.71%
8.29%
total
(−0.193),
respectively.
Conclusion
inversely
associated
risk
serving
as
mediator
relationship.
Interventions
aimed
at
improving
impairments
may
effectively
reduce
or
prevent
onset
Archives of Public Health,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
82(1)
Опубликована: Ноя. 7, 2024
In
the
context
of
deeper
integration
internet
and
healthcare
services,
eHealth
literacy
levels
have
become
an
important
predictor
public
health
outcomes
health-promoting
behaviors.
However,
there
is
a
lack
comprehensive
understanding
among
older
adults.
Frontiers in Psychiatry,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
15
Опубликована: Янв. 20, 2025
Objectives
Internet
use
and
the
results
of
mental
health
are
related.
Numbers
studies
presented
association
between
depression,
middle-aged
elderly
adults
with
multimorbidity
concern.
The
study
aimed
to
explore
relationship
depression
in
multimorbidity.
Methods
We
selected
2550
respondents
aged
45
years
above
from
China
Health
Retirement
Longitudinal
Study
(CHARLS)
2018
database.
Logistic
regression
models
were
constructed
examine
effects
on
as
well
comparing
gender
differences.
Meanwhile,
propensity
score
matching
(PSM)
was
used
test
robustness
results.
Results
Overall,
49.8%
had
a
risk
developing
14.9%
participants
Internet.
(
OR
=
0.66,
P
0.002),
type
devices
(one
type:
0.69,
.011;≥2
types:
0.53,
0.03),
frequency
(regularly:
0.67,
0.005)
all
inversely
associated
depression.
Significant
differences
genders
observed,
lower
prevalence
among
men,
while
not
statistically
significant
women.
Conclusions
There
is
significantly
negative
China,
this
varies
across
different
genders.
This
suggests
that
may
be
protective
factor
for
depressive
symptoms
older
population,
offering
guideline
policymakers
develop
specific
strategies
Frontiers in Public Health,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
13
Опубликована: Фев. 12, 2025
Objective
The
aging
population
is
thriving
worldwide,
and
it
critical
to
improve
the
health
of
older
adults
through
physical
activity
(PA).
Although
Internet
can
promote
PA
in
adults,
limited
studies
have
used
objective
tools
measure
it.
Thus,
we
aimed
investigate
association
between
frequency
use
levels
adults.
Methods
For
this
cross-sectional
study,
employed
convenience
sampling.
participants
were
172
aged
65
without
cognitive
impairment
who
could
walk
independently.
We
measured
using
a
triaxial
accelerometer,
step
counts,
moderate-to-vigorous
(MVPA).
via
self-report
questionnaire,
separated
by
into
high,
moderate,
low
or
no
use.
performed
one-way
analysis
variance
(ANOVA)
multiple
logistic
regression
examine
relationship
PA.
Results
included
total
(72.0
±
5.5
years;
78.5%
female).
group
that
with
moderate
exhibited
higher
daily
counts
than
not
at
all
(moderate
frequency:
7,888
steps
>
use:
6,070.6
steps).
Compared
frequency,
those
did
less
likely
meet
recommendations
World
Health
Organization
(WHO)
regarding
[odds
ratio
(OR):
0.242;
95%
confidence
interval
(CI):
0.077–0.751].
Conclusion
Older
(i.e.,
once
week
all,
respectively)
WHO’s
recommended
for
frequency.
findings
study
inform
efforts
reduce
age-related
risks
strategies
encouraging
