A Preliminary Study on the Development of a Brief Digital Literacy Scale for Older Adults

Our preliminary results suggest that the BDLS is a reliable and valid tool for assessing digital literacy in older adults. It demonstrates relationships with cognitive performance (both paper-and-pencil and digital format). Notably, BDLS scores were significantly associated with visual memory and naming, highlighting the role of visual information processing and memory in digital literacy. This scale may provide a practical solution for pre-assessment in digital cognitive testing and highlights the importance of considering digital literacy in clinical and research contexts.