Exploring the barriers and facilitators which influence mHealth adoption among older adults: A literature review.
Background: The SARS-CoV-2 2019 pandemic highlighted the challenges of providing high-quality healthcare to older adults during a public health emergency. Mobile health (mHealth) quickly gained recognition as a cost-effective way to deliver healthcare and provide patients with tools to manage acute...
| Publicado en: | Gerontechnology Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 1 - 17 |
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| Formato: | research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article |
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International Society for Gerontechnology
2021
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