Bridging the Digital Divide: Addressing the Double Burden of Older Workers and Digital Challenges for Enhanced Health and Well-being in the Baltic States

Klavina, Aija; Leetmaa, Kadri; Tomsone, Signe; Mikulionienė, Sarmitė; Pivorienė, Jolanta; Reine, Ieva

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Bridging the Digital Divide: Addressing the Double Burden of Older Workers and Digital Challenges for Enhanced Health and Well-being in the Baltic States

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Type of publication

Monografijos dalis / Part of a monograph (Y1)

Author(s)

Author	Affiliation
Klavina, Aija	Riga Stradiņš University	LV	Lithuanian Sports University	Klaipėdos valstybinė kolegija / Higher Education Institution
Leetmaa, Kadri	University of Tartu	EE
Tomsone, Signe	Riga Stradiņš University	LV
Mikulionienė, Sarmitė	Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences
Pivorienė, Jolanta	Edukologijos ir socialinio darbo institutas / Institute of Educational Sciences and Social Work
Reine, Ieva	Riga Stradiņš University	LV

Title

Bridging the Digital Divide: Addressing the Double Burden of Older Workers and Digital Challenges for Enhanced Health and Well-being in the Baltic States

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Publisher

Cham : Springer Nature

Publisher (trusted)

Springer

Date Issued

Date
2026

Extent

p. 199-216

Is part of

Older Workers in a Digital Era / Editors: Clary Krekula, Daniela Şoitu, Martin Lakomý.

Series/Report no.

International Perspectives on Aging; vol. 51

Research Area

Socialiniai mokslai / Social sciences (S)

Field of Science

Sociologija / Sociology (S005)

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Nelygybės mažinimas / Reduced Inequalities (10)

Keywords (en)

Abstract (en)

The aim of this chapter is to examine the challenges and barriers that hinder digital competence among older workers in the Baltic States, with a focus on how age-related disadvantages, gender disparities, and socio-economic factors contribute to digital exclusion.