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Feasibility of mobile mental wellness training for older adults
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Mobile technology has been increasingly adopted in promotion of mental health among older people. This study assessed the feasibility of a mobile mental wellness training application for individual use and for group work from the perspectives of older adults and social care professionals. The older individuals recruited for the study were participants in a Circle of Friends group and family caregivers' peer support group offered by the communal senior services. The qualitative and quantitative results of interviews, questionnaires, observation, and application usage were reported. Seven older adults started using the application independently at home in parallel with the group activity. This study revealed new information regarding the barriers to the older adults' full adoption of such mobile technologies. The results indicated that there may be potential in the incorporation of mobile technologies in promotion of mental health of older people at group settings.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Similä, H., Immonen, M., Toska-Tervola, J., Enwald, H., Keränen, N., Kangas, M., Jämsä, T., & Korpelainen, R.
- Affiliations
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (FI)
- Åbo Akademi University (FI)
- Oulu University Hospital (FI)
- Corresponding author
- Similä, Heidi
- ORCID
- Venue
- Geriatric Nursing
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2018-09
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 499-505
- ISSN
- 0197-4572 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2789715721
- Cited by
- 22
- References
- 29
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2
- FWCI
- 5.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Geriatric Nursing (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Åbo Akademi University Research Portal (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Tekes – the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Technology Use by Older Adults
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Keywords
- older adults, mental health promotion, mobile health apps, feasibility, social care workers, peer support groups, family caregivers, Circle of Friends, technology adoption barriers
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Depression, Female, Group Processes, Health Promotion, Humans, Mental Health, Surveys and Questionnaires, Telemedicine, Mobile Applications
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