Attitude and Obstacles of Community Dwelling Older Adults toward Using Mobile Technology for Health Care | ||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 23, Volume 11, Issue 38 - Serial Number 1, July 2023, Pages 254-265 PDF (960.68 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Research | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2023.220916.1625 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Naglaa Alsaied Mostafa Alfayomy* ; Abeer Ramadan Awade Gamaa | ||
| Lecturer of Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhur University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Aging is associated with increased incidence of chronic diseases resulting in reduced older adults physical and psychosocial health which need frequent and regular monitoring and follow up. Mobile health technology use associated with improved their health literacy, self-care, independence, and wellbeing. Aim of the study: To identify the attitude and obstacles of community dwelling older adults toward using mobile technology for health care. Setting: This study was conducted in the outpatient clinics of Damanhour National Medical Institute. Subjects: Convenience sample of one hundred twenty-two older adults who were eligible for the study. Tools: Three tools were used to collect the study data: 1) Basic Data Structured Interview Questionnaire, 2) The Digital Health Scale and 3) Community Dwelling Older Adults Perceived Obstacles to Learning and Using Mobile Health Technology check list. Results: 54.1% of the studied older adults have negative attitude toward using the mobile technology for health care and the most prevalent obstacles were lack of smart phone and Wi-Fi connection, rare use of electronic device, low educational level, lack of trainer to teach mobile technology, and complex hospital online system, applications and technology. Conclusion: The majority of the studied older adults have negative attitude toward using the mobile technology for health care and reported some obstacles for its use. Recommendations: Developing an educational program for older adults, and other health team members at different health care settings about importance of applying mobile technology for health care and how to overcome the obstacles of using it. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Attitude; Community Dwelling; Health Care; Mobile Technology; Obstacles & Older Adults | ||
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