RT Journal Article
T1 Associations Between Mobile Health Technology use and Self-rated Quality of Life: A Cross-sectional Study on Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment.
A1 Christiansen, Line
A1 Sanmartin Berglund, Johan
A1 Anderberg, Peter
A1 Cellek, Selim
A1 Zhang, Jufen
A1 Lemmens, Evi
A1 Garolera, Maite
A1 Mayoral-Cleries, Fermin
A1 Skar, Lisa
K1 Aging
K1 Cognitive impairment
K1 Gerontechnology
K1 Mobile health
K1 Quality of life
AB Background: Quality of life (QoL) is affected even at early stages in older adults with cognitive impairment. The use of mobile health (mHealth) technology can offer support in daily life and improve the physical and mental health of older adults. However, a clarification of how mHealth technology can be used to support the QoL of older adults with cognitive impairment is needed. Objective: To investigate factors affecting mHealth technology use in relation to self-rated QoL among older adults with cognitive impairment. Methods: A cross-sectional research design was used to analyse mHealth technology use and QoL in 1,082 older participants. Baseline data were used from a multi-centered randomized controlled trial including QoL, measured by the Quality of Life in Alzheimer's Disease (QoL-AD) Scale, as the outcome variable. Data were analyzed using logistic regression models. Results: Having moderately or high technical skills in using mHealth technology and using the internet via mHealth technology on a daily or weekly basis was associated with good to excellent QoL in older adults with cognitive impairment. Conclusions: The variation in technical skills and internet use among the participants can be interpreted as an obstacle for mHealth technology to support QoL.
PB Sage Publications
SN 2333-7214
YR 2021
FD 2021-04-28
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/17979
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/17979
LA en
NO Christiansen L, Sanmartin Berglund J, Anderberg P, Cellek S, Zhang J, Lemmens E, et al. Associations Between Mobile Health Technology use and Self-rated Quality of Life: A Cross-sectional Study on Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment. Gerontol Geriatr Med. 2021 May 25;7:23337214211018924
NO This work was supported by Blekinge Institute of Technology and the Support, Monitoring and Reminder Technology for Mild Dementia (SMART4MD) project, which is financially supported by the European Commission Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme [Grant No. 643399].
DS RISalud
RD Apr 9, 2025