User:Tealover12/Social media

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Social Media and Older Adults
As adults age they are presented with a higher level of diseases and loss of social ties, such as death of partners and distance between friends and loved ones. Having access to social media is a way to keep older adults connected.

One study found that 73% of adults actively living in the community that were 50-64 years of age use social media and 45% aged 65 and older used some form of social media.

Depression and isolation are two the most frequent issues reported in aging adults and social media has become more of a way to connect. Social media allows user to connect with family they have never met or rarely see, also connecting with people from their past. There is also the added benefit of support groups and meeting new individuals with like interests, therefore enlarging their social circle which tends to get smaller as we age. Also, Adults that have chronic diseases are more likely to reach out through some form of social media for support and find online communities to help them.