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This study aimed to examine the associations of loneliness and depression with sociodemographic characteristics and internet use among older adults during the COVID\u201019 pandemic.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This cross\u2010sectional study included 330 geriatric patients between September 1, 2021, and June 1, 2022. Data were collected through face\u2010to\u2010face interviews using a questionnaire consisting of a personal information form, the Loneliness Scale for Elderly, and the Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form\u201015 (GDS\u201015).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The participants had a mean age of 71.3\u2009years, 60.3% were female, and regarding internet use, 52.4% reported never using it, 18.8% used it occasionally, and 28.8% used it daily. The most common internet activities were video calls with relatives\/friends (39.4%) and sharing messages, photos, or videos via messaging apps (38.2%). In the multivariate linear regression analysis, being married, having low income, living alone, having fewer than five friends, and not using the internet at all were significantly associated with higher levels of loneliness, while higher depression scores were observed among females compared to males and among individuals with low income compared to those with middle or high income.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The findings suggest that internet use may have a protective role against loneliness in older adults; however, its effect on reducing depression appears to be limited.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/psyg.70091","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,1]],"date-time":"2025-09-01T08:35:15Z","timestamp":1756715715000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["The Association of Loneliness and Depression With Sociodemographic Characteristics and Internet Use Among Older Adults During the\n                    <scp>COVID<\/scp>\n                    \u201019 Pandemic"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"25","author":[{"given":"Mustafa","family":"K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Medicine  Gaziantep Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9777-9596","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hatice Tuba","family":"Akbayram","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Medicine  Gaziantep Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_12_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12992-020-00589-w"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyt.2020.00841"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/00302228221082429"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.31086\/tjgeri.2020.165"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.brat.2022.104101"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12889-020-8251-6"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/ageing\/afx188"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2016-013778"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_10_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2196\/25779"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_11_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s11469-023-01184-x"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_12_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/19371918.2020.1868372"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_13_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/psyg.12833"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_14_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2020.585308"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_15_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3389\/fsoc.2020.590935"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_16_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2022-065610"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_17_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/healthcare10071179"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_18_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/13607860220142422"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_19_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2196\/jmir.2306"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_20_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/jgs.17405"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_21_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.socscimed.2023.115777"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_22_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/014662168500900307"},{"issue":"1","key":"e_1_2_12_23_1","first-page":"34","article-title":"\u201cYA\u015eLILAR \u0130\u00c7\u0130N YALNIZLIK \u00d6L\u00c7E\u011e\u0130\u201d N\u0130N T\u00dcRK K\u00dcLT\u00dcR\u00dcNE UYARLAMASI: Ge\u00e7erlilik ve G\u00fcvenirlik \u00c7al\u0131\u015fmas\u0131","volume":"8","author":"Akg\u00fcl H.","year":"2015","journal-title":"Ya\u015fl\u0131 Sorunlar\u0131 Ara\u015ft\u0131rma Dergisi"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_24_1","first-page":"165","volume-title":"Clinical Gerontology","author":"Sheikh J. 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