Effects of Web-Based Social Connectedness on Older Adults’ Depressive Symptoms: A Two-Wave Cross-Lagged Panel Study

Date of Review: June, 2021

Hwang J, Catalina T, Chen J, Shah D, Gustafson D, Mares M. Effects of Web-Based Social Connectedness on Older Adults’ Depressive Symptoms: A Two-Wave Cross-Lagged Panel Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2021; ;23(1):e21275

This resource discusses a study to help with depression in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Adults over 65 years old were given access to social connectedness website where they could connect with other older adults for a year. Results from this study show that depressive symptoms decreased the more they engaged with the website. —Clare Petrie