Internet use and need for digital health technology among the elderly: a cross-sectional survey in China

• Main Authors: Xinran Sun (Author), Wenxin Yan (Author), Hao Zhou (Author), Zhaoqing Wang (Author), Xueying Zhang (Author), Shuang Huang (Author), Li Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background China is becoming an aging society at the fastest pace in history, and there are a large number of empty nesters in the country. With economic and social development, internal support systems among families are gradually weakening. Supporting the elderly is thus emerging as a sig...