Higher digital embracement is associated with lower levels of loneliness among late middle-aged and older adults

Higher digital living appears to be associated with lower levels of loneliness even when other established risk factors for loneliness are controlled for. Supporting late middle-aged and older adults to overcome the digital divide, from access and use to embracement, could potentially be a tool to battle loneliness, and hence to improve public health.

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Frontiers in Public Health
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2026-01-09
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1721185
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Technology Use by Older Adults
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Higher digital embracement is associated with lower levels of loneliness among late middle-aged and older adults

Pernilla Bjerkeli, Kerstin Thelander, Anna K. Dahl Aslan, Martin Gellerstedt
Frontiers in Public Health
Technology Use by Older Adults
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Higher digital embracement is associated with lower levels of loneliness among late middle-aged and older adults

Pernilla Bjerkeli, Kerstin Thelander, Anna K. Dahl Aslan, Martin Gellerstedt
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Abstract

Higher digital living appears to be associated with lower levels of loneliness even when other established risk factors for loneliness are controlled for. Supporting late middle-aged and older adults to overcome the digital divide, from access and use to embracement, could potentially be a tool to battle loneliness, and hence to improve public health.

Frontiers in Public HealthVol. 13
University of Skövde (SE)
Openalex Percentile: Top 95%
Technology Use by Older Adults
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Higher digital embracement is associated with lower levels of loneliness among late middle-aged and older adults — Pernilla Bjerkeli, Kerstin Thelander, et al. · Frontiers in Public Health (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS