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Reported outcomes show informal caregivers have lower digital skills and are less likely to use the Internet in the past week than non-caregivers. Financial security and education correlate with Internet use, while caregivers more often report difficulty interpreting written healthcare instructions, indicating reduced health literacy. 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Conversely, older adults who were easily making ends meet (OR 2.06, 95% CI 1.75 to 2.43) and those with high education levels (OR 3.04, 95% CI 2.72 to 3.40) were most likely to use the Internet in the past week. Discussion: Higher socioeconomic and non-caregiver status may predict better outcomes in Internet use, digital skills, and health literacy, emphasizing the need to address social inequalities.  \nAbstract citation ID: igaf122.1144  \nSOCIAL INEQUALITIES IN INTERNET USE, DIGITAL  \nSKILLS, AND HEALTH LITERACY AMONG OLDER  \nCAREGIVERS  \nRoosa-Maria Savela1, Tarja Välimäki2, and Su-I Hou3,  \n1. University of Turku, Turku, Varsinais-Suomi, Finland,  \n2. University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Pohjois-Savo, Finland, 3. University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, United States  \nIntroduction: Little is known about social inequalities in older adults’ digital skills and Internet use, which may also interact with health literacy. Methods: The issue is assessed with the ninth wave of the quantitative cross-sectional panel data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) .  \nData were analyzed using a Chi-squared test, and regression models were adjusted for demographic factors focusing on inequalities in Internet use, digital skills, and health literacy among older adults with and without informal care tasks.  \nResults: Informal caregivers reported lower digital skills (63% vs. 56%, p \u003C 0.001) and were less likely to use the Internet in the past week (40% vs. 35%, p \u003C 0.001) than non-caregivers.  \nInformal caregivers were also more likely to constantly than never need help interpreting written instructions from healthcare (Odds ratio [OR]=2 .03, 95% Confidence Interval [CI]=1 .12 to 3.67), indicating lower health literacy than non-caregivers.  \nHowever, older adults who were easily making ends meet","cbCais8ONdDvirWN","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCais8ONdDvirWN","pdf",346793,"English","# Introduction\n## Methods\n## Results\n## Discussion","[{\"question\":\"What data source and study design were used?\",\"answer\":\"The study uses the ninth wave of quantitative cross-sectional panel data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE).\"},{\"question\":\"How did informal caregivers differ from non-caregivers in digital skills and Internet use?\",\"answer\":\"Informal caregivers reported lower digital skills and were less likely to use the Internet in the past week than non-caregivers, with statistically significant comparisons.\"},{\"question\":\"Which factors were associated with Internet use and higher health literacy?\",\"answer\":\"Older adults who were more financially secure and those with higher education levels were more likely to use the Internet in the past week. Informal caregivers were more likely to constantly need help interpreting written healthcare instructions, indicating lower health literacy than non-caregivers.\"}]","SOCIAL INEQUALITIES IN INTERNET USE - Digital Skills, and Health Literacy Among Older Caregivers - Discussion and Results | PDF",1790641307]