Article ID: CBB949094579

Investigating the Relationship Between Electronic Literacy and Quality of Life of the Elderly in Arak, Iran (2021)

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This study aimed to investigate the relationship between digital literacy and the quality of life of the elderly in Arak. The research is a descriptive survey in terms of applied purpose and terms of method and nature. The statistical population of the present study included all the elderly in Arak who were at least 64 years and older; 376 participants were selected using the sampling method. Participants were assessed with the help of digital literacy and quality-of-life questionnaires. To analyze the data, descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (analysis of covariance) were used using the SPSS-21 software. The results showed that all parameters of digital literacy had a direct and significant effect on the quality of life of the elderly. Among the quality-of-life parameters, the impact of the physical environment health was less than that of the others.

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Authors & Contributors
Blake Atwood
Huang, Guangyan
Mariusz Baranowski
He, Jing
Tom Kane
Shi, Yong
Concepts
Technology and society
Computers--social aspects
Big data
Information technology
Computers and computing
Internet
Time Periods
21st century
20th century, late
20th century
Places
United States
Iran
Commonwealth countries
Middle and Near East
Latin America
Europe
Institutions
Facebook (firm)
Twitter (firm)
Uber
IEEE
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