Internet Use and Higher-Level Functional Capacity Decline Suppression in Japanese Older Adults With Low Education: JAGES 2016-2019 Longitudinal Study.
Atsuko TajikaAtsushi NakagomiYasuhiro MiyaguniChie KogaKatsunori KondoToshiyuki OjimaPublished in: JMIR aging (2024)
These findings indicate that internet use supports the maintenance of HLFC independence in older adults with higher education and those with lower educational levels. Encouraging internet use among older adults with lower levels of education through future policies could help narrow functional health disparities associated with educational attainment.