Depression Self-Care Apps' Characteristics and Applicability to Older Adults: Systematic Assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression affects 32% of older adults. Loneliness and social isolation are common risk factors for depression in older adults. Mobile apps can connect users and are also effective in depression management in the general population. However, older adults have specific needs in terms of the content of depression self-care interventions and their accessibility. It remains unknown whether existing apps for depression self-care are applicable to older adults.

Objective

The initial aim of this assessment was to systematically identify interactive depression self-care apps specifically designed for older adults. As we did not find any, we assessed the applicability of existing depression self-care apps to the needs of older adult users.

Methods

Using an establish

SUBMITTER: Yin R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11890144 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature