Table 5.

Mediating effects of social isolation between internet use and depressive symptoms in middle-aged and older adults with functional disabilities.

Model pathways	95% CI
	Effect	Lower	Upper	SE	t	p-value
ADL/IADL disabilities (N = 1,513)
Indirect effect	−0.805	−1.235	−0.406	0.221	−3.641	<0.001
Direct effect	−1.076	−2.654	0.502	0.805	−1.338	0.181
Total effect	−1.881	−3.414	−0.349	0.782	−2.407	0.016
Without ADL/IADL disability (N = 6,442)
Indirect effect	−0.788	−0.945	−0.641	0.079	−9.984	<0.001
Direct effect	−0.545	−0.994	−0.096	0.229	−2.381	0.017
Total effect	−1.333	−1.762	−0.904	0.219	−6.088	<0.001

CI, confidence interval; SE, standard error.