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Understanding Technology Preferences and Requirements for Health Information Technologies Designed to Improve and Maintain the Mental Health and Well-Being of Older Adults: Participatory Design Study.

Haley M LaMonicaTracey A DavenportAnna Elizabeth RobertsIan B Hickie
Published in: JMIR aging (2021)
Although HITs have the potential to improve access to cost-effective and low-intensity interventions at scale for improving and maintaining mental health and well-being, several strategies may improve the uptake and efficacy of technologies by the older adult community, including the use of co-design methodologies to ensure usability, acceptability, and appropriateness of the technology; support in using and understanding the clinical applications of the technology by a digital navigator; and ready availability of education and training materials.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • health information
  • physical activity
  • healthcare
  • social media
  • mental illness
  • electronic health record
  • quality improvement
  • community dwelling
  • climate change
  • childhood cancer