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Published on in Vol 27 (2025)

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Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/62824, first published .
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Oldest-Old Social Capital and Health and the Role of Digital Inequalities: Longitudinal Cohort Study

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Oldest-Old Social Capital and Health and the Role of Digital Inequalities: Longitudinal Cohort Study

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Oldest-Old Social Capital and Health and the Role of Digital Inequalities: Longitudinal Cohort Study

Authors of this article:

Luca Guido Valla1 Author Orcid Image ;   Michele Rossi2 Author Orcid Image ;   Alessandra Gaia3, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Antonio Guaita2 Author Orcid Image ;   Elena Rolandi2, 5 Author Orcid Image
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Luca Guido Valla   1 , BSc, MSc, PhD ;   Michele Rossi   2 , BSc ;   Alessandra Gaia   3, 4 , BSc, MSc, PhD ;   Antonio Guaita   2 , MD ;   Elena Rolandi   2, 5 , BSc, MSc

1 Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy

2 Golgi Cenci Foundation, Abbiategrasso, Italy

3 Centre for Longitudinal Studies, UCL Social Research Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom

4 Department of Sociology and Social Research, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy

5 Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Corresponding Author:

  • Alessandra Gaia, BSc, MSc, PhD
  • Centre for Longitudinal Studies
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  • Email: a.gaia@ucl.ac.uk