This study investigates the anticipated psychosocial impact of present web-based e-health services and future mobile health\r\napplications among older Swedes. Random sample�s of Swedish citizens aged 55 years old and older were given a survey containing\r\ntwo different e-health scenarios which respondents rated according to their anticipated psychosocial impact by means of the PIADS\r\ninstrument. Results consistently demonstrated the positive anticipation of psychosocial impacts for both scenarios. The future\r\nmobile health applications scored more positively than the present web-based e-health services. An increase in age correlated\r\npositively to lower impact scores. These findings indicate that from a psychosocial perspective, web-based e-health services\r\nand mobile health applications are likely to positively impact quality of life. This knowledge can be helpful when tailoring and\r\nimplementing e-health services that are directed to older people.
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