The Impact of an Internet Use Promotion Programme on Communication, Internet Use, and the Extent of Social Networks among Low-Income Older Adults.
We examined whether an internet use promotion intervention influences low-income older adults' communication modes, internet use, and social networks using existing data collected for an intervention. Participants living in public senior housing facilities in the United States (n = 77) completed sur...
| Publicado en: | Ageing International Vol. 47; no. 2; pp. 348 - 372 |
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Springer Nature
Jun2022
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