Wellness Management of seniors Mobile Health m Health

Wellness Management of seniors: Mobile Health (m. Health) Solutions Eila Erfani Faculty of Engineering and IT, University of Technology Sydney Andrew Samy Helmy Hanna Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University Cairo Egypt

Research Background • Providing quality care for aging population and improving seniors’ wellness while trying to reduce healthcare delivery cost is a very considerable challenge that healthcare systems are facing. • Mobile technologies for health have potential to manage these challenges through facilitating delivery of healthcare services and fostering users’ empowerment and engagement in their wellness management. 2

Research justification and aim • Empowering the elderly and focusing on person-centered care delivery are expected to provide a measurable impact on their wellness. • However, little is known about the contribution made by mobile Health applications in seniors’ wellness management in terms of improving physical, mental, and social well-being. 3

Research method • Through applying concepts of theory of planned behavior, social support theory, and based on previous insights in information systems and health disciplines as well as users and experts’ perspectives we propose a theoretical framework that: Informs the development of a mobile Health application for improving seniors’ wellness • Structured interviews with experts to examine the sense making and validity of the proposed framework were conducted 4

Confirmed features of proposed m Health app for improving Seniors’ wellness 5

Future phases • A prototype of the m. Health app will be developed and pilot-tested • We will evaluate the usability of the app before it is released to the public through collecting target users’ feedback with a usability questionnaire. 6

Potential contributions It informs health policy, program, and service delivery to design m. Health app that will assist seniors in managing their social, informational, and emotional needs, and enable them to obtain support, experience an enhanced sense of belongingness and self-efficacy and consequently experience better physical, mental, and social well-being 7

Thank you 8