Factors Influencing the Adoption of Mobile Health Monitoring and Care Systems by the Elderly Living at Home in South Africa

Introduction: Technology can improve the health care outcomes of elderly. However, there are many barriers to adoption mobile monitoring and systems (MMCs) by elderly reported in literature. The main purpose this research was investigate why people do not adopt MMCs quality their care.
 
 Methods: study made use semi-structured interviews collect data Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa. sample consisted 15 purposively chosen participants, representing a diverse racial profile, order home environment. were analysed thematically.
 Results: found that social challenges like technology anxiety, intrusive nature attitude towards will affect MMCs. Government need address standardisation, governance interoperability systems. cost seen as an inhibitor, but could be off set against perceived return on investment care. While acknowledged independence, design training it identified adoption.
 Conclusion: study, therefore, recommends collaborative engagements amongst government, business facilitate community