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Trends in Health Communication: Social Media Needs and Quality of Life among Older Adults in Malaysia
Background: While social media continues to dominate, social media platforms have become powerful health communication tools for older users. However, fulfilling their social media needs can be both detrimental and beneficial to their quality of life (QoL). This study assessed social media needs as...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10218126/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37239741 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11101455 |
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author | Chen, Hana W. Jun Marzo, Roy Rillera Sapa, Nur Hafizah Ahmad, Absar Anuar, Haryati Baobaid, Mohammed Faez Jamaludin, Nurul Akmal Hamzah, Hazian Sarrafan, Siamak Ads, Hassan Omar Kumar, Kavitha Ashok Hadi, Jalal Sazali, Hafsah Abdalqader, Mohammed A. |
author_facet | Chen, Hana W. Jun Marzo, Roy Rillera Sapa, Nur Hafizah Ahmad, Absar Anuar, Haryati Baobaid, Mohammed Faez Jamaludin, Nurul Akmal Hamzah, Hazian Sarrafan, Siamak Ads, Hassan Omar Kumar, Kavitha Ashok Hadi, Jalal Sazali, Hafsah Abdalqader, Mohammed A. |
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description | Background: While social media continues to dominate, social media platforms have become powerful health communication tools for older users. However, fulfilling their social media needs can be both detrimental and beneficial to their quality of life (QoL). This study assessed social media needs as they relate to QoL among older adults in Malaysia. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study and adopted convenience sampling to recruit participants. The participants were required to self-report their sociodemographic profile, social media use and needs, and QoL. Social media use and needs were assessed using the Social Networking Sites Uses and Needs (SNSUN) scale, and QoL was assessed using the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. Multiple linear regression was performed to identify the predictors of QoL. Results: The findings revealed that the fulfilment of social integrative needs was the strongest predictor of higher QoL in all domains. However, those using social media for their affective needs demonstrated lower psychological health quality. Conclusions: Fulfilling social integrative needs is the key to improving the QoL among older adults. The continuous development of age-friendly applications is essential to keep up with constantly changing social media trends and bridge the gap of social media inequalities. More importantly, it would enable older adults to utilize social media to its fullest potential and enjoy a higher QoL through accessible health communication tools. |
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spelling | pubmed-102181262023-05-27 Trends in Health Communication: Social Media Needs and Quality of Life among Older Adults in Malaysia Chen, Hana W. Jun Marzo, Roy Rillera Sapa, Nur Hafizah Ahmad, Absar Anuar, Haryati Baobaid, Mohammed Faez Jamaludin, Nurul Akmal Hamzah, Hazian Sarrafan, Siamak Ads, Hassan Omar Kumar, Kavitha Ashok Hadi, Jalal Sazali, Hafsah Abdalqader, Mohammed A. Healthcare (Basel) Article Background: While social media continues to dominate, social media platforms have become powerful health communication tools for older users. However, fulfilling their social media needs can be both detrimental and beneficial to their quality of life (QoL). This study assessed social media needs as they relate to QoL among older adults in Malaysia. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study and adopted convenience sampling to recruit participants. The participants were required to self-report their sociodemographic profile, social media use and needs, and QoL. Social media use and needs were assessed using the Social Networking Sites Uses and Needs (SNSUN) scale, and QoL was assessed using the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. Multiple linear regression was performed to identify the predictors of QoL. Results: The findings revealed that the fulfilment of social integrative needs was the strongest predictor of higher QoL in all domains. However, those using social media for their affective needs demonstrated lower psychological health quality. Conclusions: Fulfilling social integrative needs is the key to improving the QoL among older adults. The continuous development of age-friendly applications is essential to keep up with constantly changing social media trends and bridge the gap of social media inequalities. More importantly, it would enable older adults to utilize social media to its fullest potential and enjoy a higher QoL through accessible health communication tools. MDPI 2023-05-17 /pmc/articles/PMC10218126/ /pubmed/37239741 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11101455 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Chen, Hana W. Jun Marzo, Roy Rillera Sapa, Nur Hafizah Ahmad, Absar Anuar, Haryati Baobaid, Mohammed Faez Jamaludin, Nurul Akmal Hamzah, Hazian Sarrafan, Siamak Ads, Hassan Omar Kumar, Kavitha Ashok Hadi, Jalal Sazali, Hafsah Abdalqader, Mohammed A. Trends in Health Communication: Social Media Needs and Quality of Life among Older Adults in Malaysia |
title | Trends in Health Communication: Social Media Needs and Quality of Life among Older Adults in Malaysia |
title_full | Trends in Health Communication: Social Media Needs and Quality of Life among Older Adults in Malaysia |
title_fullStr | Trends in Health Communication: Social Media Needs and Quality of Life among Older Adults in Malaysia |
title_full_unstemmed | Trends in Health Communication: Social Media Needs and Quality of Life among Older Adults in Malaysia |
title_short | Trends in Health Communication: Social Media Needs and Quality of Life among Older Adults in Malaysia |
title_sort | trends in health communication: social media needs and quality of life among older adults in malaysia |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10218126/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37239741 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11101455 |
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