Chen Di, Han Jingti, Song Yang
School of Information Management and Engineering, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai, China.
Shanghai Financial Intelligence Engineering Technology Research Center, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai, China.
Health Care Women Int. 2024 Aug 5:1-22. doi: 10.1080/07399332.2024.2385326.
China is one of the most rapidly aging countries in the world, challenging the sustainable aging. The booming of digital technology is a double-edged sword. According to the Smart Aging Policies (SAPs), digital technology is supposed to be an effective way to address the challenges of the elder care system. However, the digital divide is causing additional problems. In this study, researchers aim to investigate whether the digital divide among older people could lead to gender-based discrepancies in elder care utilization, using data from the "China Elder Care Satisfaction Survey (CECSS)." Through logit regression analysis, in this study, researchers assessed the relationship between gender and digital elder care utilization, indicating the presence of a gender digital divide among older people. Our findings have important implications for facilitating minority groups to benefit more from SAPs and for advancing research on the gender digital divide among elders to promote sustainable aging.
中国是世界上老龄化速度最快的国家之一，对可持续老龄化构成挑战。数字技术的蓬勃发展是一把双刃剑。根据智能老龄化政策，数字技术理应是应对老年护理系统挑战的有效途径。然而，数字鸿沟正在引发更多问题。在本研究中，研究人员旨在利用“中国老年护理满意度调查（CECSS）”的数据，调查老年人中的数字鸿沟是否会导致老年护理利用方面的性别差异。通过逻辑回归分析，研究人员在本研究中评估了性别与数字老年护理利用之间的关系，表明老年人中存在性别数字鸿沟。我们的研究结果对于促进少数群体更多地从智能老龄化政策中受益，以及推进关于老年人性别数字鸿沟的研究以促进可持续老龄化具有重要意义。
