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Community-Dwelling Older Adults' Readiness for Adopting Digital Health Technologies: Cross-Sectional Survey Study.

Dietmar AusserhoferGiuliano PiccolioriAdolf EnglAngelika MahlknechtBarbara PlaggVerena BarbieriNicoletta CollettiStefano LombardoTimon GärtnerWaltraud TappeinerHeike WieserChristian Josef Wiedermann
Published in: JMIR formative research (2024)
Community-dwelling older adults display varied readiness toward the adoption of digital health technologies, influenced by age, mother tongue, living situation, financial resources, physical activity, and current use of technology. The findings underscore the need for tailored interventions and educational programs to boost digital health technology adoption among community-dwelling older adults.
Keyphrases
  • public health
  • physical activity
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • health information
  • health promotion
  • electronic health record
  • body mass index
  • depressive symptoms
  • climate change
  • social media