Seniors and Self-tracking Technology

Caldeira, Clara; Chen, Yunan

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“…In light of these findings, it is critical to develop strategies to enhance older adults’ awareness and knowledge of the existing mHealth technologies available at their disposal and how to use them and encourage family physicians and allied health professionals to communicate about these options with them. In addition, it is equally important to understand older adults’ priorities and self-tracking needs in order to offer technologies suitable to address these needs [ 32 ]. This is particularly relevant in light of recent studies in other countries showing that older adults’ acceptance of mobile apps can be improved by informing them about the potential benefits of these technologies [ 51 ] and that older adults agree to share collected data through in-home monitoring and sensors with professional caregivers and demand participation in decisions about technology [ 52 ].…”

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“…Self-tracking devices in particular (eg, smart devices with mobile apps, fitness trackers, blood pressure monitors) have gained interest in recent years in light of their potential for monitoring and motivating individuals to remain healthy [ 27 - 31 ]. However, their use remains variable and less widespread among older adults [ 32 ], and prior research has reported risks associated with health information tracking, which may trigger negative emotions among patients with multiple chronic conditions and potential emotional draining in this group [ 33 ]. With the current COVID-19 crisis, calls for initiatives and efforts to bridge health information and communication technologies with the care for older adults have appeared in various countries as a preparedness mechanism and a mitigating approach against the current and future pandemics [ 7 , 10 , 34 , 35 ].…”

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Comparison of Mobile Health Technology Use for Self-Tracking Between Older Adults and the General Adult Population in Canada: Cross-Sectional Survey

Jaana¹,

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2020

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth

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Background The burden of population aging and chronic conditions has been reported worldwide. Older adults, especially those with high needs, experience social isolation and have high rates of emergency visits and limited satisfaction with the care they receive. Mobile health (mHealth) technologies present opportunities to address these challenges. To date, limited information is available on Canadian older adults’ attitudes toward and use of mHealth technologies for self-tracking purposes—an area that is increasingly important and relevant during the COVID-19 era. Objective This study presents contributions to an underresearched area on older adults and mHealth technology use. The aim of this study was to compare older adults’ use of mHealth technologies to that of the general adult population in Canada and to investigate the factors that affect their use. Methods A cross-sectional survey on mHealth and digital self-tracking was conducted. A web-based questionnaire was administered to a national sample of 4109 Canadian residents who spoke either English or French. The survey instrument consisted of 3 sections assessing the following items: (1) demographic characteristics, health status, and comorbidities; (2) familiarity with and use of mHealth technologies (ie, mobile apps, consumer smart devices/wearables such as vital signs monitors, bathroom scales, fitness trackers, intelligent clothing); and (3) factors influencing the continued use of mHealth technologies. Results Significant differences were observed between the older adults and the general adult population in the use of smart technologies and internet (P<.001). Approximately 47.4% (323/682) of the older adults in the community reported using smartphones and 49.8% (340/682) indicated using digital tablets. Only 19.6% (91/463) of the older adults using smartphones/digital tablets reported downloading mobile apps, and 12.3% (47/383) of the older adults who heard of smart devices/wearables indicated using them. The majority of the mobile apps downloaded by older adults was health-related; interestingly, their use was sustained over a longer period of time (P=.007) by the older adults compared to that by the general population. Approximately 62.7% (428/682) of the older adults reported tracking their health measures, but the majority did so manually. Older adults with one or more chronic conditions were mostly nontrackers (odds ratio 0.439 and 0.431 for traditional trackers and digital trackers, respectively). No significant differences were observed between the older adults and the general adult population with regard to satisfaction with mHealth technologies and their intention to continue using them. Conclusions Leveraging mHealth technologies in partnership with health care providers and sharing of health/well-being data with health care professionals and family members remain very limited. A culture shift in the provision of care to older adults is deemed necessary to keep up with the development of mHealth technologies and the changing demographics and expectations of patients and their caregivers.

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Comparison of Mobile Health Technology Use for Self-Tracking Between Older Adults and the General Adult Population in Canada: Cross-Sectional Survey

Jaana¹,

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2020

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth

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“…Therefore, it is critical to develop strategies to enhance their awareness and knowledge of existing mHealth technologies available at their disposal, and how to use them, and encourage family physicians and allied health professionals to communicate about these options with them. In addition, it is equally important to understand seniors' priorities and self-tracking needs in order to offer technologies suitable to address these needs [6]. This is particularly relevant in light of recent studies in other countries showing that seniors' acceptance of mApps can be improved by informing them about the potential benefits of these technologies [41], and that seniors agree to share collected data through in-home monitoring and sensors with professional caregivers and demand participation in decisions about technology [9].…”

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“…Second, we asked participants to indicate which devices they owned using descriptive terms that referred to a total of 13 devices identified in the literature and available in the Canadian market. When participants indicated owning a specific device or wearable, they were asked to rate on a [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] scale (1=once a month or less; 7=many times a day) how often they used it in the past three months.…”

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“…Self-tracking devices (e.g., smart devices with mobile apps, fitness trackers, blood pressure monitors) have gained interest in recent years in light of their potential for monitoring and motivating individuals to remain healthy [13,27,28,37]. Yet, their use remains variable and less widespread among seniors [6], and prior research has reported the risk of health information tracking prompting negative emotions among patients with multiple chronic conditions, and the potential emotional draining on this group [16]. To date, limited information is available on Canadian seniors' attitudes toward and use of mHealth technologies for self-tracking purposes.…”

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Use of Mobile Health Technologies for Self-tracking Purposes among Seniors: A Comparison to the General Adult Population in Canada

Jaana¹,

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2020

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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Based on a national survey of adults investigating digital self-tracking in Canada, this study compares seniors' use of mHealth technologies to the general population, and explores the factors related to their use. Despite significant differences between the two groups on smart technologies and Internet use, a considerable number of seniors in the community use smart phones and digital tablets and are familiar with smart devices/wearables. Yet, only 20% reported downloading mobile applications (mApps) and 12% indicated using smart devices/wearables. The majority of mApps downloaded by seniors were health-related; interestingly, their use was sustained over a longer period of time compared to the general population. No significant differences were observed between the two groups with regard to satisfaction with mHealth technologies and intention to continue using them, which were favorable. Leveraging these technologies in partnership with health care providers, and sharing of health/wellbeing data with health professionals, family members or friends remains very limited.

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Household Self-Tracking During a Global Health Crisis

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Bode, M., & Kristensen, D. B. (2016). The digital doppelg änger within. A study on self-tracking and the quantified self movement. Assembling consumption: Researching actors, networks and markets, 119-134. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dorthe_Kristensen/publication/ 303738926_The_digital_doppelganger_within_A_study_on_self-tracking_ and_the_quantified_self-movement/links/5750240508ae5c7e547a8ad6.pdf

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Seniors and Self-tracking Technology

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References 52 publications

Comparison of Mobile Health Technology Use for Self-Tracking Between Older Adults and the General Adult Population in Canada: Cross-Sectional Survey

Comparison of Mobile Health Technology Use for Self-Tracking Between Older Adults and the General Adult Population in Canada: Cross-Sectional Survey

Use of Mobile Health Technologies for Self-tracking Purposes among Seniors: A Comparison to the General Adult Population in Canada

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