Predictors of older adults' technology use and its relationship to depressive symptoms and well-being

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 667-677

  Elliot, Ari J ^a   Mooney, Christopher J ^a   Douthit, Kathryn Z ^a   Lynch, Martin F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Depression; Health; ICT; Mental Health; Technology; Well being

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ICT; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL WELFARE; TECHNOLOGY; TEXT MESSAGING; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VERY ELDERLY; WELL-BEING.;

COGNITION; DEPRESSION; HEALTH; ICT; MENTAL HEALTH; TECHNOLOGY; WELL-BEING.;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SOCIAL WELFARE; TEXT MESSAGING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84906235261     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbt109     Document Type: Article

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