Generational Perspectives on Technology's Role in Mental Health Care: A Survey of Adults With Lived Mental Health Experience.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Personal technology (e.g., smartphones, wearable health devices) has been leveraged extensively for mental health purposes, with upwards of 20,000 mobile applications on the market today and has been considered an important implementation strategy to overcome barriers many people face in accessing mental health care. The main question yet to be addressed is the role consumers feel technology should play in their care. One underserved demographic often ignored in this discussion are people over the age of 60. The population of adults 60 and older is predicted to double by 2,050 signaling a need to address how older adults view technology for their mental health care.

Objective

The objective of this study is to better understand why digital mental health tools are

SUBMITTER: Woerner M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8868823 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature