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Internet use and difficulties in acquiring health resources among older adults with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based cross-sectional study
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dc.contributor.author | 이경희 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-06-14T02:46:11Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2024-06-14T02:46:11Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2024-02 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/199727 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Background: The various restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may have worsened the digital divide and health inequality. However, research to ascertain the association between Internet use and difficulties in acquiring health resources among older adults with disabilities is scarce. This study aimed to explore the relationship between Internet use and difficulties in acquiring health resources among older adults with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic and explore the associated factors by disability severity. Methods: Data from the 2020 survey of people with disabilities in South Korea were used. This secondary analysis study included 4,871 older adults aged 55 and above among 7,025 total responders. Complex sample logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify the association between Internet use and difficulties in acquiring health resources during the pandemic. Results: Only 23.66% of older adults with disabilities used the Internet. Internet non-users were more likely to experience difficulties in obtaining health resources than Internet users. The relationship between Internet non-use and difficulties in acquiring COVID-19-related information (OR 1.57, 95% CI 1.28–1.92) and buying and using personal protective equipment (OR 1.36, 95% CI 1.11–1.65) were statistically significant in the overall sample. Whereas, difficulties with using medical services were not statistically significantly associated with Internet use. Additionally, factors associated with difficulties in acquiring health resources differed by disability severity. Conclusions: Considering that older adults with disabilities experience triple the burden amid COVID-19 due to old age, disabilities, and the digital divide, policymakers, healthcare professionals, and engineers should aim to narrow the gaps between Internet users and Internet non-users among this population. Narrowing the gaps will make decreasing health gaps and increasing well-being among older adults with disabilities more attainable. © The Author(s) 2024. | - |
dc.description.statementOfResponsibility | open | - |
dc.language | English | - |
dc.publisher | BioMed Central | - |
dc.relation.isPartOf | BMC PUBLIC HEALTH | - |
dc.rights | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 KR | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Aged | - |
dc.subject.MESH | COVID-19* / epidemiology | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Cross-Sectional Studies | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Disabled Persons* | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Health Resources | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Health Status Disparities | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Humans | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Internet | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Internet Use | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Pandemics | - |
dc.title | Internet use and difficulties in acquiring health resources among older adults with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based cross-sectional study | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.contributor.college | College of Nursing (간호대학) | - |
dc.contributor.department | Dept. of Nursing (간호학과) | - |
dc.contributor.googleauthor | Eunjin Yang | - |
dc.contributor.googleauthor | Min Jung Kim | - |
dc.contributor.googleauthor | Kyung Hee Lee | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1186/s12889-024-17922-2 | - |
dc.contributor.localId | A02663 | - |
dc.relation.journalcode | J00374 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1471-2458 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 38378508 | - |
dc.subject.keyword | COVID-19 | - |
dc.subject.keyword | Health resources | - |
dc.subject.keyword | Internet use | - |
dc.subject.keyword | Older adults | - |
dc.subject.keyword | People with disabilities | - |
dc.contributor.alternativeName | Lee, Kyung Hee | - |
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor | 이경희 | - |
dc.citation.volume | 24 | - |
dc.citation.number | 1 | - |
dc.citation.startPage | 534 | - |
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitation | BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, Vol.24(1) : 534, 2024-02 | - |
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