Preferences of Older Adult Veterans With Heart Failure for Engaging With Mobile Health Technology to Support Self-care: Qualitative Interview Study Among Patients With Heart Failure and Content Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Heart failure (HF) affects approximately 6.5 million adults in the United States, disproportionately afflicting older adults. Mobile health (mHealth) has emerged as a promising tool to empower older adults in HF self-care. However, little is known about the use of this approach among older adult veterans.

Objective

The goal of this study was to explore which features of an app were prioritized for older adult veterans with HF.

Methods

Between January and July 2021, we conducted semistructured interviews with patients with heart failure aged 65 years and older at a single facility in an integrated health care system (the Veterans Health Administration). We performed content analysis and derived themes based on the middle-range theory of chronic illness, gene

SUBMITTER: Foster M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9812271 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature