AJMC August 25, 2023
Pearl Steinzor

Understanding the barriers experienced by older adults using mobile health tools highlights key areas for improvement and research efforts in telehealth.

While older adults with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) see positives of mobile health (mHealth) tools, they also expressed apprehension about changes to their health care experiences.

In a new study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, researchers gained a greater understanding of patient perspectives and experiences for this population, highlighting key areas to guide researchers towards potential strategies to improve health technology use in this demographic of patients who need greater care.

To the researchers’ knowledge, this study is the first of its kind to qualitatively investigate mHealth use in older patients with asthma...

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Topics: Digital Health, mHealth, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Survey / Study, Technology, Trends
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