Digital engagement

2 papers2 findings

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

Labs are independent when their papers share no last author and no institution.

Against: findings that point the other way from most findings on the same outcome.

On aging: the drug’s trials ARN judged to be about aging, of every trial that tests it for any use.

No results posted: trials that ended more than a year ago with no results on ClinicalTrials.gov and no paper in ARN’s record.

Company ties: findings with an author at a company, or from a paper whose competing-interests statement declares ties to one.

2 independent labs in 1 country

Funder: National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences

Humans2

Associations

Successful aging

mixedin humans1

1 study

Digital engagement predicts successful aging in humans (β = 0.144-0.158, p < .001 earlier; β = -0.028, p < .05 later).
“digital engagement positively predicted successful aging in earlier waves (β = 0.144-0.158, p < .001), but the effect weakened and reversed in later waves (β = -0.028, p < .05).”
Humansn = 4,319
Digital Engagement and Successful Aging: A Longitudinal Analysis of Older Adults in China
Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society28 Feb 2026

Cognitive function

upin humans1

1 study

Digital engagement is associated with cognitive function in humans (β=0.241, 95% CI 0.216–0.265).
“Digital engagement was positively associated with cognitive function among older adults (β=0.241, 95% CI 0.216-0.265).”
HumansOlder adults in Chinan = 8,123
Digital Engagement and Cognitive Function Among Older Adults in China: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study and Moderated Mediation Model Analysis
Journal of medical Internet research24 Dec 2025