Technology Activities and Cognitive Trajectories Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: National Health and Aging Trends Study
Combining findings from the main and sensitivity analyses, results suggest that interventions designed to support episodic memory in older adults should emphasize promoting the use of online medication refill services and sustaining engagement with online banking, particularly among those who have already established these habits. To support orientation, strategies should focus on facilitating adoption of online shopping and social media use, helping older adults become comfortable navigating these platforms. Future trials are needed to assess the clinical relevance of targeted interventions for specific cognitive domains, to promote the initiation and maintenance of digital activities to help mitigate domain-specific cognitive decline in aging populations.
Authors
- Erin M. Spaulding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8390-2277)
- Eric Jutkowitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1735-8434)
- Erh-Chi Hsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8238-2645)
Institutions
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Aging
- Published
- 2025-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/77227
- Primary Topic
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00