Influence of social support on technophobia in older adults in urban communities: the mediating role of self-efficacy and e-health literacy, a cross-sectional study
Objectives To explore the chained mediating role of self-efficacy and e-health literacy in the association between social support and technophobia in older adults in urban communities.Design A cross-sectional study conducted from June 2023 to April 2024.Setting This study was conducted in three dist...
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| description | Objectives To explore the chained mediating role of self-efficacy and e-health literacy in the association between social support and technophobia in older adults in urban communities.Design A cross-sectional study conducted from June 2023 to April 2024.Setting This study was conducted in three districts of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, China.Participants The study enrolled 1658 older adults (> 60 years old) in urban communities in Taiyuan.Methods The analyses included assessments using the technophobia, e-health, self-efficacy and social support scales, and the mediating effects of these indices were investigated using Model 6 in SPSS V.26.Results The level of technophobia in older adults was found to be moderately high. Technophobia was negatively correlated with social support, self-efficacy and e-health literacy. Stepwise regression analysis showed that age, residential situation, health and the frequency of electronic device use were risk factors for technophobia (p<0.05). Social support could influence technophobia directly (β=−0.266). In addition, self-efficacy (β=−0.080) and e-health literacy (β=−0.098) significantly mediated the relationship between social support and technophobia.Conclusion Social support was found to affect technophobia in older adults via the independent or chained mediating effects of self-efficacy and e-health literacy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-82da6bd7163545c68b2d83327bea41082025-02-08T08:15:10ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552025-02-0115210.1136/bmjopen-2024-093107Influence of social support on technophobia in older adults in urban communities: the mediating role of self-efficacy and e-health literacy, a cross-sectional studyJin Li0Chen Wang1Dan Luo2Yan Shi3Hua Qing Guo4Zhi Guang Duan51 School of Humanities and Social Sciences,Shanxi Medical University,Taiyuan,China1 School of Humanities and Social Sciences,Shanxi Medical University,Taiyuan,China1 School of Humanities and Social Sciences,Shanxi Medical University,Taiyuan,China1 School of Humanities and Social Sciences,Shanxi Medical University,Taiyuan,China1 School of Humanities and Social Sciences,Shanxi Medical University,Taiyuan,China1 School of Humanities and Social Sciences,Shanxi Medical University,Taiyuan,ChinaObjectives To explore the chained mediating role of self-efficacy and e-health literacy in the association between social support and technophobia in older adults in urban communities.Design A cross-sectional study conducted from June 2023 to April 2024.Setting This study was conducted in three districts of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, China.Participants The study enrolled 1658 older adults (> 60 years old) in urban communities in Taiyuan.Methods The analyses included assessments using the technophobia, e-health, self-efficacy and social support scales, and the mediating effects of these indices were investigated using Model 6 in SPSS V.26.Results The level of technophobia in older adults was found to be moderately high. Technophobia was negatively correlated with social support, self-efficacy and e-health literacy. Stepwise regression analysis showed that age, residential situation, health and the frequency of electronic device use were risk factors for technophobia (p<0.05). Social support could influence technophobia directly (β=−0.266). In addition, self-efficacy (β=−0.080) and e-health literacy (β=−0.098) significantly mediated the relationship between social support and technophobia.Conclusion Social support was found to affect technophobia in older adults via the independent or chained mediating effects of self-efficacy and e-health literacy.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/2/e093107.full |
| spellingShingle | Jin Li Chen Wang Dan Luo Yan Shi Hua Qing Guo Zhi Guang Duan Influence of social support on technophobia in older adults in urban communities: the mediating role of self-efficacy and e-health literacy, a cross-sectional study BMJ Open |
| title | Influence of social support on technophobia in older adults in urban communities: the mediating role of self-efficacy and e-health literacy, a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Influence of social support on technophobia in older adults in urban communities: the mediating role of self-efficacy and e-health literacy, a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Influence of social support on technophobia in older adults in urban communities: the mediating role of self-efficacy and e-health literacy, a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of social support on technophobia in older adults in urban communities: the mediating role of self-efficacy and e-health literacy, a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Influence of social support on technophobia in older adults in urban communities: the mediating role of self-efficacy and e-health literacy, a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | influence of social support on technophobia in older adults in urban communities the mediating role of self efficacy and e health literacy a cross sectional study |
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