Accessibility settings

This paper is in the following e-collection/theme issue:

Usability and Technology Use Studies with Elder Subjects (544) Demographics of Users, Social & Digital Divide (1343) Design and Usability of Consumer Health Tech and Home Monitoring Devices (488) Internet Access and Digital Technology Use in an Elderly Population (670) Accessibility (34)

Published on in Vol 9 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/99657, first published .
Man's hands using a smartphone with blurred city background

Inclusive Design Guidelines for Digital Health Interventions for Older Adults: Fuzzy eDelphi Study

Inclusive Design Guidelines for Digital Health Interventions for Older Adults: Fuzzy eDelphi Study

Authors of this article:

Kerstin Denecke1 Author Orcid Image ;   Octavio Rivera-Romero2 Author Orcid Image ;   Lana Cvijic1 Author Orcid Image ;   Beatrice Kaufmann1 Author Orcid Image ;   Emilene Zitkus3 Author Orcid Image ;   Yasemin Afacan4 Author Orcid Image ;   Marina Bruderer-Hofstetter5 Author Orcid Image ;   Ruben Debeuf6 Author Orcid Image ;   Joy Goodman-Deane7 Author Orcid Image ;   Laura Haase8, 9 Author Orcid Image ;   Mustafa Ozkaynak10 Author Orcid Image ;   Valérie Santschi11 Author Orcid Image ;   Emanuele Seminerio12 Author Orcid Image ;   Georgia Vardali13 Author Orcid Image ;   Tiina Vuohijoki14 Author Orcid Image ;   Enrique Dorronzoro Zubiete2 Author Orcid Image ;   Carolyn Petersen15 Author Orcid Image
Article Authors Cited by Tweetations Metrics

Kerstin Denecke   1 , Dr rer nat ;   Octavio Rivera-Romero   2 , PhD ;   Lana Cvijic   1 , BSc ;   Beatrice Kaufmann   1 , Dipl.Design ;   Emilene Zitkus   3 , PhD ;   Yasemin Afacan   4 , PhD ;   Marina Bruderer-Hofstetter   5 , Dr sc ;   Ruben Debeuf   6 , MSc ;   Joy Goodman-Deane   7 , PhD ;   Laura Haase   8, 9 , M. Eng. ;   Mustafa Ozkaynak   10 , PhD ;   Valérie Santschi   11 , PhD ;   Emanuele Seminerio   12 , MSc ;   Georgia Vardali   13 , MSc ;   Tiina Vuohijoki   14 , PhD ;   Enrique Dorronzoro Zubiete   2 , PhD ;   Carolyn Petersen   15 , MS, MBI, FAMIA, FIAHSI

1 Institute Patient-centered Digital Health, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Biel, Switzerland

2 Technology Electronic Department, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Andalusia, Spain

3 School of Design and Creative Arts, Loughborough University, Loughborough, England, United Kingdom

4 Departments of Neuroscience and Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Bilkent University, Ankara, Türkiye

5 Institute on Ageing and Division of Physiotherapy, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern, Switzerland

6 Rehabilitation Research Group, Department of Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium

7 Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

8 Institute for Medical Informatics and Biometry, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Saxony, Germany

9 Department of Cooperative Studies - Computer Science, Berlin School of Economics and Law, Berlin, Berlin, Germany

10 College of Nursing, University of Colorado | Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States

11 School of Nursing Sciences, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Lausanne, Switzerland

12 IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Metropolitana, Genoa, Liguria, Italy

13 Lab of Medical Physics and Digital Innovation, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece

14 Information Technology and Communication Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland

15 College of Medicine and Science, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Kerstin Denecke, Dr rer nat
  • Institute Patient-centered Digital Health
  • Bern University of Applied Sciences
  • Quellgasse 21
  • Biel
  • Switzerland
  • Phone: 41 32 321 67 94
  • Email: kerstin.denecke@bfh.ch