Relationship Between Short Video Addiction Tendency and Depression Among Rural Older Adults: Cross-Sectional Study

We highlighted a direct and statistically substantial relationship between short video addiction tendency and depression, with asthenopia and sleep efficiency serving as potential mediating factors. Our findings predicted that guiding and assisting rural older adults to use short video apps appropriately, addressing asthenopia, and enhancing sleep efficiency may be a valuable approach to improve their mental health, preventing and delaying the occurrence and development of depression.