Table 3.
Results of binary logistic regression analysis for variables predicting internet use versus nonuse in older adults (N=937).
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| Age | 0.888 (0.854-0.924) | <.001h | 34.238 | ||
| Gender |
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Male | 2.842 (2.017-4.002) | <.001h | 35.711 | |
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Female | Reference |
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| Educationa |
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Low | Reference |
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Middle | 3.813 (2.582-5.630) | <.001h | 45.295 | |
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High | 6.691 (4.479-9.995) | <.001h | 86.146 | |
| Marital statusb |
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Single | Reference |
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Married, living in partnership | 1.136 (0.614-2.100) | .685 | 0.165 | |
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Alone | Reference |
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Living with others | 1.354 (0.741-2.473) | .324 | 0.973 | |
| GDSc | 0.888 (0.795-0.992) | .036i | 4.407 | ||
| LSNSd | 1.037 (1.008-1.067) | .014i | 6.101 | ||
| Health-related quality of Life VAS EQ-5D-5Le | 1.015 (1.004-1.025) | .006j | 7.526 | ||
| Chronic diseasesf | 1.122 (1.037-1.213) | .004j | 8.301 | ||
| UCLA Loneliness Scaleg | 0.905 (0.748-1.094) | .303 | 1.062 | ||
| Experience of social loss |
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Yes | 0.855 (0.604-1.212) | .379 | 0.773 | |
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No | Reference |
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| Constant | 407.376 | .001 | 11.855 | ||
| Nagelkerke R2 | 0.393 |
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| Log-likelihood | 953.612 |
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aEducational classification according to the new CASMIN educational classification. Low: inadequately completed general education, general elementary education, basic vocational qualification or general elementary education, and vocational qualification; Middle: intermediate vocational qualification or intermediate general qualification and vocational qualification, intermediate general qualification, general maturity certificate, vocational maturity certificate/general maturity certificate, and vocational qualification; High: lower tertiary education-general diplomas/diplomas with vocational emphasis, higher tertiary education—lower level/higher level [41].
bSingle: single, divorced, widowed; Married/living in partnership: married/with spouse, married/living apart).
cGDS: Geriatric Depression Scale; score ranges from 0 (no depression symptoms) to 15 (depression symptoms), cutoff: >4.
dLSNS: Lubben Social Network Scale; score ranges from 0 to 30, with higher values reflecting more social networks and more social support.
eVAS EQ-5D-5L: Visual Analogue Scale of the EuroQol 5-Dimensions 5-Level Questionnaire; score ranges from 0 (worst imaginable health state) to 100 (best imaginable health state).
fThe sum score of chronic diseases ranges from 0 (no chronic conditions) to 22 (22 chronic conditions).
gUCLA: University of California, Los Angeles, Loneliness Scale; score ranges from 1 (hardly ever) to 3 (often).
hSignificant on the level α=.001.
iSignificant on the level α=.05.
jSignificant on the level α=.01.