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Mobile Device Ownership, Current Use, and Interest in Mobile Health Interventions Among Low-Income Older Chinese Immigrants With Type 2 Diabetes: Cross-sectional Survey Study.

Lu HuChau Trinh-ShevrinNadia S IslamBei WuShimin CaoJincong Q FreemanMary Ann Sevick
Published in: JMIR aging (2022)
Despite high mobile device ownership, the current use of technology for health-related issues remained low in older Chinese immigrants with T2D. Given the strong interest in future mHealth interventions and high levels of social media use (eg, WeChat), future studies should consider how to leverage these existing low-cost platforms and deliver tailored mHealth interventions to this fast-growing minority group.
Keyphrases
  • social media
  • physical activity
  • low cost
  • current status
  • health information
  • community dwelling
  • healthcare
  • smoking cessation