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Demographics of Users, Social & Digital Divide (988) eHealth Literacy / Digital Literacy (587) Equity and Digital Divide (436) User Needs and Competencies (509) Internet Access and Digital Technology Use in an Elderly Population (378) Aging with Chronic Disease (197) Health Services Research and Health Care Utilization in Older Patients (158)

Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/85846, first published .
Digital Health Literacy, Technology Acceptance, and Competence Among Older Adults Aged ≥65 Years: Cross-Sectional Study Investigating Differences Between Women and Men

Digital Health Literacy, Technology Acceptance, and Competence Among Older Adults Aged ≥65 Years: Cross-Sectional Study Investigating Differences Between Women and Men

Digital Health Literacy, Technology Acceptance, and Competence Among Older Adults Aged ≥65 Years: Cross-Sectional Study Investigating Differences Between Women and Men

Authors of this article:

Franziska Ulrike Jung1 Author Orcid Image ;   Melanie Luppa1 Author Orcid Image ;   Matthias Reusche2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Kerstin Wirkner3 Author Orcid Image ;   Melanie Eberl3 Author Orcid Image ;   Yvonne Dietz3 Author Orcid Image ;   Christoph Engel2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Steffi G Riedel-Heller1 Author Orcid Image
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Franziska Ulrike Jung   1 , Dr rer nat ;   Melanie Luppa   1 , Dr rer med ;   Matthias Reusche   2, 3 , Dipl-Inf ;   Kerstin Wirkner   3 , PD Dr ;   Melanie Eberl   3 ;   Yvonne Dietz   3 ;   Christoph Engel   2, 3 , PD Dr ;   Steffi G Riedel-Heller   1 , MPH, MD, Prof Dr

1 Institute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health (ISAP), Faculty of Medicine, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany

2 Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany

3 LIFE—Leipzig Research Centre for Civilization Diseases, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany

Corresponding Author:

  • Franziska Ulrike Jung, Dr rer nat
  • Institute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health (ISAP), Faculty of Medicine, Leipzig University
  • Philipp-Rosenthal-Str. 55
  • Leipzig 04103
  • Germany
  • Phone: 49 03419724571
  • Email: franziska.jung@medizin.uni-leipzig.de