Assessing the impact of Social Networking Site use on older people's loneliness and social isolation. A randomized controlled trial: The Aging in a Networked Society-Social Experiment Study (ANS-SE)

Assessing the impact of Social Networking Site use on older people's loneliness and social isolation. A randomized controlled trial: The Aging in a Networked Society-Social Experiment Study (ANS-SE)

Introduction: An ageing society poses unprecedented challenges to societies. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), including Social Networking Sites (SNSs), may contribute to contrast loneliness and social isolation in old age. Despite of the potentialities of SNSs, there is only a hand...

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Main Authors: Daniele Zaccaria, Antonio Guaita, Roberta Vaccaro, Georgia Casanova, Simona Abbondanza, Laura Pettinato, Gabriele Cerati, Elena Rolandi, Emanuela Sala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
Subjects:
Social Networking Sites use
Older people
Loneliness
Social isolation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865420300995

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