Self-Monitoring of Health-Related Goals in Older Adults with Use of a Smartphone Application. Issue 2 (2nd April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Steinert, Anika; Haesner, Marten; Tetley, Aileen; Steinhagen-Thiessen, Elisabeth
• Is Part Of: Activities, adaptation & aging. Volume 40:Issue 2(2016)
• Page Start: 81
• Page End: 92
• Publication Date: 2016-04-02
• Subjects: older adults -- Self-monitoring -- mobile devices -- Smartphone usage; Older people -- Rehabilitation -- Periodicals; Older people -- Recreation -- Periodicals; Older people -- Care -- Periodicals; Geriatric nursing -- Periodicals; 362.6
• DOI: 10.1080/01924788.2016.1158569
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0192-4788

Abstract

Abstract : Self-monitoring can motivate older adults to achieve health-related goals. The aim of the study was to identify the benefit of self-monitoring with a smartphone application for older adults. Thirty seniors set individual health-related goals. Over a period of 4 weeks, participants were continually reminded of their goals. Evaluation of the subjective benefits varied across types of individual goals. Some features showed significant subjective benefits. Currently, mobile applications for self-monitoring are used by only a small part of the elderly. In order to promote this usage, barriers, and user experience need to be considered.