JMIR mHealth and uHealth
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JMIR mHealth and uHealth · Jan 2019
Investigating the Adoption of Mobile Health Services by Elderly Users: Trust Transfer Model and Survey Study.
Although elderly users comprise a major user group in the field of mobile health (mHealth) services, their adoption rate of such services is relatively low compared with their use of traditional health services. Increasing the adoption rate of mHealth services among elderly users is beneficial to the aging process. ⋯ We conclude that the trust transfer theory is useful in explaining the development of initial trust in mHealth services. In addition, declining physiological conditions and support from hospitals are important factors for investigating the adoption of mHealth services among elderly users.