Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Criminology, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID.
School of Social Work, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL.
Nurs Outlook. 2020 Sep-Oct;68(5):560-572. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2020.05.001. Epub 2020 May 8.
Information and communication technology (ICT) provides older adults with access to information and resources that benefit their health.
To explore ICT use among older adults and examine the influence of information technology (IT), communication technology (CT), or ICT use on older adults' self-rated health status and depressive symptoms.
A sample of community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older in the United States ( = 4,976) from the 2011 National Health and Aging Trends Study.
Older adults who embraced ICT and used this technology for a variety of purposes were more likely to report better health status, and were less likely to experience major depressive symptoms than nonusers.
In accordance with the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, nursing professional can play an important role by responding to older adults' diverse technology preferences and effectively incorporating them into nursing practice.
信息和通信技术(ICT)为老年人提供了获取有益于其健康的信息和资源的途径。
探索老年人对信息通信技术的使用情况,并研究信息技术(IT)、通信技术(CT)或信息通信技术的使用对老年人自评健康状况和抑郁症状的影响。
本研究在美国的 Medicare 受益人中抽取了年龄在 65 岁及以上的社区居民(n=4976)作为样本,这些参与者来自 2011 年的国家健康老龄化趋势研究。
与非使用者相比,积极拥抱信息通信技术并将其用于各种目的的老年人更有可能报告健康状况更好,且不太可能出现重度抑郁症状。
根据《经济临床健康信息技术法案》,护理专业人员可以通过回应老年人多样化的技术偏好,并将其有效地纳入护理实践,发挥重要作用。