Older people going online: its value and before-after evaluation of volunteer support.
Rhona WinningtonEmily J AshurstJo AtkeyBarbara DuffyPublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2015)
Volunteer help to go online seemed to result in increased social contacts, reduced loneliness, and improved mental well-being and was valued quite highly by beneficiaries. Although the use of the Internet for health care was the least valued, improved social contact can improve health. Contacting family is likely to be the best "selling point" of the Internet for older people.