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Structured Smartphone Training Improves Digital Literacy in Adults Aged 60–85: Findings From a Controlled Trial With 3-Month Follow-Up

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29 July 2026

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A completed controlled trial from Akdeniz University has tested whether structured smartphone training within a lifelong-learning programme can improve digital literacy in adults aged 60–85. With digital exclusion increasingly recognised as a social determinant of health, findings from this 140-participant study carry direct implications for telehealth access and chronic disease self-management in older populations.

Originally reported by ClinicalTrials.gov

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