TY - JOUR
T1 - The Text4HealthyAging Program
T2 - An Evidence-Based Text Messaging Innovation to Support Healthy Urban Aging in Canada and Australia
AU - Eboreime, Ejemai
AU - Ohinmaa, Arto
AU - Rusak, Benjamin
AU - Cassidy, Keri Leigh
AU - Morrison, Jason
AU - McGrath, Patrick
AU - Uher, Rudolf
AU - Meier, Sandra
AU - Fleury, Marie Josee
AU - Iyer, Srividya N.
AU - Rej, Soham
AU - Batchelor, Frances
AU - Levinger, Pazit
AU - Dang, Christa
AU - Hopwood, Malcolm
AU - Acquah, Francis N.L.
AU - Dzator, Janet
AU - Tomblin Murphy, Gail
AU - Warford, Jordan
AU - Wozney, Lori
AU - Vedel, Isabelle
AU - Gahagan, Jacqueline
AU - Theou, Olga
AU - Koto, Prosper
AU - Sampalli, Tara
AU - Kirkland, Susan
AU - Watters, Nicholas
AU - Agyapong, Vincent I.O.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2022/2/9
Y1 - 2022/2/9
N2 - Age-friendly cities are crucial to achieve the WHO goal of healthy aging. Such cities promote opportunities for health, participation, and security, thus enhancing quality of life as people age. Older people commonly experience psychosocial challenges such as anxiety, depression, substance abuse, loss of autonomy, grief, fear, and loneliness. Australian and Canadian cities continue to seek innovation to improve healthy urban aging and create more age-friendly environments for older adults. There is increasing evidence on the effectiveness and feasibility of mobile technology in health promotion and closing psychological treatment gaps. Older adults have been demonstrated to engage frequently with mobile devices, particularly text messaging. In this article, we conceptualize the Text4HealthyAging, an evidence-based text messaging innovation to support healthy urban aging in Canadian and Australian cities.
AB - Age-friendly cities are crucial to achieve the WHO goal of healthy aging. Such cities promote opportunities for health, participation, and security, thus enhancing quality of life as people age. Older people commonly experience psychosocial challenges such as anxiety, depression, substance abuse, loss of autonomy, grief, fear, and loneliness. Australian and Canadian cities continue to seek innovation to improve healthy urban aging and create more age-friendly environments for older adults. There is increasing evidence on the effectiveness and feasibility of mobile technology in health promotion and closing psychological treatment gaps. Older adults have been demonstrated to engage frequently with mobile devices, particularly text messaging. In this article, we conceptualize the Text4HealthyAging, an evidence-based text messaging innovation to support healthy urban aging in Canadian and Australian cities.
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U2 - 10.1177/23337214221081378
DO - 10.1177/23337214221081378
M3 - Article
C2 - 35252477
AN - SCOPUS:85126135396
SN - 2333-7214
VL - 8
JO - Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
JF - Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
ER -
