The impact of digital communication and offline social interactions on depressive symptoms in Chinese older people

The impact of digital communication and offline social interactions on depressive symptoms in Chinese older people

BackgroundIn a special period of lack of offline social interaction (pandemic), the mentality of older people is changing quietly. This study aims to dissect the impact of these changes on their mental health.MethodUtilizing data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS 2020),...

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Main Authors: Qi Chai, Zhengting Yang, Yiting Luo, Yin Deng, Lu Qin, Zhibo Yang, Ruizhi Wang, Yongzhao Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
digital communication
offline social interaction
depression symptoms
older people
pandemic
propensity score matching
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1387637/full
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