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Published on: March 7, 2020
Feasibility of mobile mental wellness training for older adults
Heidi Similä1, Milla Immonen1, Jaana Toska-Tervola2
1VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Kaitoväylä 1, P.O. Box 1100, Oulu, FI-90571, Finland; Center for Life Course Health Research, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, Oulu, 90014, Finland.
Abstract:
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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