Association between mobile phone, self-efficacy and dependency among elderly people: a community-based study
Individuals who use mobile phones have a low level of dependency and a high level of self-efficacy. These findings suggest that mobile phone is an important mental health resource for improving dependency and increasing self-efficacy among elderly people.
Authors
- DongBin Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5082-9947)
- Qiuyan Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8753-6489)
- XiWen Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0784-7525)
- Ayizuhere Aierken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5255-4142)
- Ying Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8953-2166)
- Yin Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6435-4391)
Institutions
- Harbin Medical University (CN)
- Third Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University (CN)
- Zhejiang University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- mHealth
- Published
- 2024-12-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/mhealth-24-35
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.13
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China