Factors Influencing Increased Use of Technology to Communicate With Others During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Web-Based Survey Study.
Erin Dawe-LaneMagano MutepuaDaniel D A MorrisClarissa Mary OdoiEmma WilsonJoanne EvansVanessa PinfoldTil WykesSagar Ramesh JilkaSara K SimblettPublished in: JMIR mental health (2022)
Although most participants reported increased use of technology to communicate during a lockdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic, this was more apparent in the employed and those experiencing low levels of depression. Moving forward, we should continue to monitor groups who may have been excluded from the benefits of support and communication using technology.