Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of older adults living in rural areas (n = 384)

	n	%
Age
65–74 years	247	64.3
75–84 years	112	29.2
≥ 85 years	25	6.5
Gender
Female	203	52.9
Male	181	47.1
t/p
Education level
No formal education	109	28.4
Literate	71	18.5
Primary education	141	36.7
Secondary education	33	8.6
High School	25	6.5
University education	5	1.3
Marital status
Single	45	11.7
Married	339	88.3
t/p
Income level
Low	54	14.1
Middle	278	72.4
High	52	13.5
Presence of other chronic diseases
Yes	292	76.0
No	92	24.0
t/p
Use of digital devices
Yes	302	78.6
No	82	21.4
t/p
Duration of digital device use
Not using	24	6.3
0–30 min	159	41.4
30–60 min	111	28.9
60–90 min	59	15.4
90–120 min	29	7.6
120 min and above	2	0.5