Understanding the Adoption of Mobile Health Applications: Insights from User Tests with Older Adults

Kirsten Hannah Seerig (), Kathrin Kim () and Heiko Gewald ()
Additional contact information
Kirsten Hannah Seerig: Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Institute for Digital Innovation
Kathrin Kim: Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Institute for Digital Innovation
Heiko Gewald: Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Institute for Digital Innovation

A chapter in People, Society, and Ethical Challenges of Information Systems, 2026, pp 473-480 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract With the digitalization of healthcare and the wide distribution of smartphones, mobile health applications are increasingly established in medical care. Older adults, especially those affected by chronic conditions, can benefit from these applications but use them comparatively rarely. Studies on their adoption behavior are scarce. Through user tests, this study examines older adults’ adoption behavior when using a mobile health application prototype. The Senior Technology Acceptance Model serves as an expandable theoretical framework. Preliminary results reveal that, alongside prior technical experience, self-perception has the most decisive influence on actual usage behavior. Physicians play a crucial role in the adoption of mobile health applications, as they are trusted to assess their utility and necessity but are barely considered in technology acceptance models. Further research is required to substantiate these findings.

Keywords: Mobile health; Technology adoption; Older adults; Self-perception (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:lnichp:978-3-032-08486-6_32

Ordering information: This item can be ordered from
http://www.springer.com/9783032084866

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-08486-6_32

Access Statistics for this chapter

More chapters in Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organization from Springer
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sonal Shukla () and Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing ().