Exploring Older Adults' Needs for a Healthy Life and eHealth: Qualitative Interview Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aging brings physical and life changes that could benefit from eHealth services. eHealth holistically combines technology, tasks, individuals, and contexts, and all these intertwined elements should be considered in eHealth development. As users' needs change with life situations, including aging and retirement, it is important to identify these needs at different life stages to develop eHealth services for well-being and active, healthy lives.

Objective

This study aimed to (1) understand older adults' everyday lives in terms of well-being and health, (2) investigate older adults' needs for eHealth services, and (3) create design recommendations based on the findings.

Methods

A total of 20 older adults from 2 age groups (55 to 74 years: n=12, 60%; >75 years

SUBMITTER: Valkonen P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11754987 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature