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Design and Formative Evaluation of Mobile Apps (809) Usability of Apps and User Perceptions of mHealth (1188) Mobile Devices and Apps for Seniors and Healthy Aging (265) Design and Usability of Consumer Health Tech and Home Monitoring Devices (325) Evaluation and Research Methodology for mHealth (242)

Published on in Vol 11 (2023)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/43186, first published .
Design Guidelines of Mobile Apps for Older Adults: Systematic Review and Thematic Analysis

Design Guidelines of Mobile Apps for Older Adults: Systematic Review and Thematic Analysis

Design Guidelines of Mobile Apps for Older Adults: Systematic Review and Thematic Analysis

Authors of this article:

Miguel Gomez-Hernandez1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Xavier Ferre1, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Cristian Moral1 Author Orcid Image ;   Elena Villalba-Mora1, 4 Author Orcid Image
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