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Eboreime E, Ohinmaa A, Rusak B, Cassidy KL, Morrison J, McGrath P, Uher R, Meier S, Fleury MJ, Iyer SN, Rej S, Batchelor F, Levinger P, Dang C, Hopwood M, Acquah FNL, Dzator J, Tomblin Murphy G, Warford J, Wozney L, Vedel I, Gahagan J, Theou O, Koto P, Sampalli T, Kirkland S, Watters N, Agyapong VIO. The Text4HealthyAging Program: An Evidence-Based Text Messaging Innovation to Support Healthy Urban Aging in Canada and Australia. Gerontol Geriatr Med 2022; 8:23337214221081378. [PMID: 35252477 PMCID: PMC8891919 DOI: 10.1177/23337214221081378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Revised: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
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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Affiliation(s)
- Ejemai Eboreime
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
| | - Benjamin Rusak
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
- Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, Faculty of Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
| | - Keri-Leigh Cassidy
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
| | - Jason Morrison
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
| | - Patrick McGrath
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
- IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada
| | - Rudolf Uher
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
| | - Sandra Meier
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, McGill UniversityMontreal, QC, Canada
| | | | - Pazit Levinger
- National Ageing Research Institute, Parkville, VIC, Australia
| | - Christa Dang
- National Ageing Research Institute, Parkville, VIC, Australia
| | - Malcolm Hopwood
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
| | | | - Janet Dzator
- Newcastle Business School, University of Newcastle, Australia
| | - Gail Tomblin Murphy
- Mental Health and Addictions, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, Canada
| | - Jordan Warford
- Mental Health and Addictions, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, Canada
| | - Lori Wozney
- Mental Health and Addictions, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, Canada
| | - Isabelle Vedel
- Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Geriatric Medicine Research, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, Canada
- School of Physiotherapy, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
| | - Prosper Koto
- Mental Health and Addictions, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, Canada
| | - Tara Sampalli
- Mental Health and Addictions, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, Canada
| | - Susan Kirkland
- Geriatric Medicine Research, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, Canada
- Department of Community Health & Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
| | | | - Vincent I. O. Agyapong
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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