Mobility, ICT, and health: a built environment investigation of older Chinese migrants’ social isolation and loneliness
Results indicate that ICT use might have limited ability to reduce loneliness and support mental health when mobility is limited. Addressing older migrants' barriers to community mobility is critical to reducing feelings of loneliness.
Authors
- Bochu Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0735-8000)
- Michael J. Widener (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3312-6710)
- Amber DeJohn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0746-0355)
- Zhilin Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7495-7994)
- Xinlin Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4894-3297)
Institutions
- Florida State University (US)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Tongji University (CN)
- Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering (US)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Shanghai Tongji Urban Planning and Design Institute (CN)
- Tsinghua University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-02-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21750-3
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 13.00
Funders
- University of Toronto