Published on in Vol 8 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/75925, first published .
Gender Differences in the Digital Divide, Digital Back-Feeding, and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Rural Older Adults: Cross-Sectional Study

Gender Differences in the Digital Divide, Digital Back-Feeding, and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Rural Older Adults: Cross-Sectional Study

Gender Differences in the Digital Divide, Digital Back-Feeding, and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Rural Older Adults: Cross-Sectional Study

Xin Che   1, 2, 3, 4 , PhD ;   Shujun Chai   5 , PhD ;   Dan Zhao   1, 2, 3, 4 , PhD ;   Shirong Chen   1, 2, 3, 4 , MSc ;   Chengchao Zhou   1, 2, 3, 4, 6 , PhD

1 Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China

2 NHC Key Lab of Health Economics and Policy Research, Shandong University, Jinan, China

3 Center for Health Management and Policy Research, Shandong University, Jinan, China

4 Institute of Health and Elderly Care, Shandong University, Jinan, China

5 School of Population and Health, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China

6 Advanced Medical Research Institute, Shandong University, Jinan, China

Corresponding Author:

  • Chengchao Zhou, PhD
  • Department of Social Medicine and Health Management
  • School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine
  • Shandong University
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  • Jinan 250012
  • China
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  • Email: zhouchengchao@sdu.edu.cn