Everyday Digital Support to Promote Health and Literacy Among Older Adults: 14-Week Randomized Digital Pilot Trial by Engagement Level.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While digital health solutions are becoming increasingly sophisticated, simple forms of everyday digital support may offer underexplored opportunities to promote health among older adults. However, evidence remains scarce on whether such teleassistance-based approaches can effectively enhance health literacy and daily self-care, particularly among populations facing socioeconomic and educational disparities.

Objective

This study examined whether a 14-week mobile teleassistance intervention could support daily health promotion and improve health literacy and quality of life among older adults, and whether different levels of user engagement were associated with differences in outcomes.

Methods

This randomized digital pilot study involved 21 older adults (age

SUBMITTER: da Silva Sobrinho AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12694946 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature