| With the continuous growth of my country’s economy,people’s living standards are also constantly improving,and people’s age structure is also constantly changing.According to the data of the seventh census,the proportion of the population aged 60 and over in my country reached 18.7%,of which the proportion of the population aged 65 and over reached 13.5%,an increase of nearly 5 percentage points compared with 10 years ago.Obviously,our country is gradually moving forward.into the aging stage.The physical and mental health of middle-aged and elderly people is generally poor,so population aging will bring about a lot of challenges.It will lead to an increase in the demand for pension services and medical care,and will also lead to a decrease in the labor force,which may affect economic growth and develop.my country is looking for a way to adapt to the aging stage from many aspects.The possible channel is to improve the health of middle-aged and elderly people,so as to alleviate the pressure of pension medical care and labor shortage,and further promote economic development.At present,the penetration rate of the Internet continues to increase,and more and more middle-aged and elderly people join the ranks of using the Internet.They can communicate with their families,search for information,and obtain medical help through the Internet.The Internet has slowly demonstrated its role in improving the quality of life of middle-aged and elderly people and promoting health improvement.It is necessary and realistic to further explore the impact of Internet use on the health of middle-aged and elderly people and its actual benefits.It is conducive to exploring new ways to improve the health of middle-aged and elderly people,and to provide useful suggestions for the response to an aging society and the further development of the Internet.Countermeasures.This thesis uses the data of the China Health and Retirement Tracking Survey(CHARLS)in 2018,and on the basis of related theories,uses a benchmark regression model to conduct an in-depth discussion on the relationship between Internet use and the health status of middleaged and elderly people in my country,using depression and life management Ability indicators are used to measure the mental health and physical health of middle-aged and elderly people,and to comprehensively examine the impact of Internet use on the physical and mental health of middle-aged and elderly people.Using propensity matching score and instrumental variable method to test heterogeneity,and analyze the heterogeneity and mediation mechanism of Internet use affecting health.The results of the study show that the Internet has good health benefits in the middle-aged and elderly groups.First of all,Internet use has a positive impact on the physical health and mental health of middle-aged and elderly people,and the impact of Internet use on the mental health of middle-aged and elderly people is greater than that on physical health.Secondly,healthy behaviors and social networks are important channels through which the Internet affects the health of middle-aged and elderly people.The Internet can expand the social network of middle-aged and elderly people and improve their health behaviors,thereby improving their physical and mental health.Through the heterogeneity analysis of different aspects,it is found that Internet use has a more significant impact on the physical and mental health of men,urban household registration,and elderly people younger than 60 years old.Finally,this thesis further analyzes the impact of the frequency and purpose of Internet use on the physical and mental health of middle-aged and elderly people,and finds that the more frequent the use,the more significant the impact.Among them,using the Internet to chat,watch news,and watch videos has a greater impact on the physical and mental health of middle-aged and elderly people.Based on the empirical results,this thesis puts forward three suggestions.First,strengthen the construction of Internet facilities to provide a strong guarantee for the use of the Internet by middle-aged and elderly people.Second,strengthen the construction of Internet health platforms for middle-aged and elderly people,and give full play to the role of Internet platforms in information dissemination;Third,carry out various publicity and education to encourage middle-aged and elderly people to use the Internet healthily. |
