Needs and perceptions of community-dwelling older adults for an intelligent frailty monitoring system: a qualitative study.
Background and Objectives The early detection of frailty in community-dwelling older adults can assist health care professionals in providing preventive interventions. To precisely and dynamically monitor frailty, a home-based monitoring system integrating multiple intelligent sensors is essential....
| Published in: | Gerontologist Vol. 66; no. 7; pp. 1 - 15 |
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Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00169013 GET jtl: Gerontologist issn: 00169013 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jul2026 vid: 66 iid: 7 pid: 622 pub: Oxford University Press / USA artinfo: ui: 195281409 10.1093/geront/gnag068 ppf: 1 ppct: 14 formats: tig: atl: Needs and perceptions of community-dwelling older adults for an intelligent frailty monitoring system: a qualitative study. aug: au: Huang, Jundan Yu, Jia Jiang, Dian Chen, Xi Zhou, Shuhan Zhao, Yinan Li, Xiaoyang Feng, Hui Wu, Xi Vivien affil: Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaHunan Engineering Research Center for Intelligent Medical Care, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore su: China Attitudes toward aging Home care services Qualitative research Health attitudes Interviewing Artificial intelligence Sex distribution Socioeconomic factors Communities Sound recordings Psychology Needs assessment Social support Psychosocial factors Patients' attitudes Educational attainment Old age Independent living Research funding Frail elderly Attitudes toward computers Statistical sampling Judgment sampling Functional status Descriptive statistics Telemedicine Medical consultation Thematic analysis Electronic equipment Research methodology Patient monitoring Theory Medical care for older people Data analysis software User interfaces sug: subj: Attitudes toward aging Home care services Qualitative research Health attitudes Interviewing Artificial intelligence Sex distribution Socioeconomic factors Communities Sound recordings Psychology Needs assessment Social support Psychosocial factors Patients' attitudes Educational attainment Old age China Electronic components, navigational and communications equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing Other Electronic Component Manufacturing Consumer Electronics Repair and Maintenance Home Health Care Services Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners Offices of all other health practitioners Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling Record Production Integrated Record Production/Distribution Sound recording merchant wholesalers Other Individual and Family Services Independent living Research funding Frail elderly Attitudes toward computers Statistical sampling Judgment sampling Functional status Descriptive statistics Telemedicine Medical consultation Thematic analysis Electronic equipment Research methodology Patient monitoring Theory Medical care for older people Data analysis software User interfaces keyword: aged community copyrightHolder:The Gerontological Society of America copyrightYear:2026 E-health Frailty https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnag068 inLanguage:en Monitoring nudges Older adults perception publisher:Oxford University Press qualitative research Qualitative study sameAs:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42057262/ aged community copyrightHolder:The Gerontological Society of America copyrightYear:2026 E-health Frailty https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnag068 inLanguage:en Monitoring nudges Older adults perception publisher:Oxford University Press qualitative research Qualitative study sameAs:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42057262/ ab: Background and Objectives The early detection of frailty in community-dwelling older adults can assist health care professionals in providing preventive interventions. To precisely and dynamically monitor frailty, a home-based monitoring system integrating multiple intelligent sensors is essential. This study aims to explore the needs and perceptions of community-dwelling older adults regarding such frailty monitoring systems. Research Design and Methods This study adopted a descriptive qualitative research design and purposive sampling of community-dwelling older adults. Semi-structured interviews were conducted between February and March of 2025 from three communities in Changsha, China. Interview guidelines were systematically developed using the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology and Nudge Theory. Audio-recorded interviews were transcribed to verbatims. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results Seventeen participants aged 60 years and older were recruited for this study. Most participants expressed positive attitudes towards the frailty monitoring system. Data analysis identified five themes, including function requirements, system usability requirements, user support, perceived barriers and facilitators, and nudge strategies. These five themes consisted of sixteen subthemes. Discussion and Implications This study highlights the importance of considering the needs and perceptions of community-dwelling older adults and provides pragmatic ready-to-use recommendations to develop intelligent frailty monitoring systems. Future studies, policies, and practices should be tailored according to the needs of older adults, utilizing perceived facilitators and minimizing perceived barriers, and integrating nudge strategies to enhance digital engagement in remote geriatric care. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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