Kerrie Gallagher, Clíodhna O' Brien, Michelle O' Driscoll, Doireann Ní Dhálaigh, Paul Corcoran, Eve Griffin
Suicide prevention curriculum development for health and social care students: Protocol for a scoping review
PloS one
rapidly digitalizing world inability older adults leverage digital technology associated weaker social connections poorer health outcomes despite widespread digital adoption singapore older adults especially lower socioeconomic status ses still face difficulties adopting information communications technology typically digitally excluded aimed examine impact volunteerled oneonone homebased digital literacy program digital literacy healthrelated outcomes selfreported loneliness social connectedness quality life wellbeing older adults low ses nonrandomized controlled study carried singapore july 2020 november 2021 involving 138 digitally excluded communitydwelling older adults aged 55 years lower ses older adults awaiting participation program served controls older adults intervention equipped smartphone cellular data underwent fortnightly monthly digital literacy training volunteers learn digital skills digitally connected existing social networks primary outcome improvement selfreported digital literacy secondary outcomes included improvements university california los angeles 3item loneliness scale lubben social network scale6 eq5d3l eq visual analogue scale scores personal wellbeing score significant improvements digital literacy scores intervention group compared controls mean difference 228 95 ci 137320 p001 multiple linear regression analyses difference digital literacy scores remained independently associated group membership adjusting differences baseline scores age gender education living arrangement housing type baseline social connectivity loneliness status statistically significant difference university california los angeles 3item loneliness scale lubben social network scale6 personal wellbeing score eq5d utility visual analogue scale score study adds growing research digital inclusion showing volunteerled oneonone homebased digital literacy program contributed increase digital literacy older adults low ses future studies look developing older adultfriendly digital spaces technology design encourage continued digital adoption older adults eventually impact healthrelated outcomes