Experiences of Home-Dwelling Older Adults and Their Family Caregivers With Digital Health Services: Qualitative Study
JiaYi Ruan, CuiXia Guan, QingQing Chen, Ting Yao, Yun Liu, YuXia Zhang, LunFang Xie · 2026
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JiaYi Ruan and colleagues interview older adults and family caregivers about digital health services in a 2026 qualitative study. The team spoke with 18 home-dwelling older adults and 17 family caregivers in Hefei, China, including 10 matched pairs, between December 2023 and February 2024.
Four themes covered how the services are used, good and bad experiences, what helps or blocks use, and hopes for improvement. Older adults liked the benefits but struggled with complex designs and low digital skills, sometimes feeling their dignity was at stake. Caregivers valued the efficiency yet used the services little, citing time pressure and privacy worries. The authors urge age-friendly design plus policy and family support.
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| CREATOR | JiaYi Ruan, CuiXia Guan, QingQing Chen, Ting Yao, Yun Liu, YuXia Zhang, LunFang Xie |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 57495 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |