Older Women’s Acceptability of a Consumer-facing Mobile Application to Assess Whole-person Health in the United States and Türkey: A Qualitative Study

Understanding the acceptability of consumer-based technologies is critical for enhancing aged individuals’ intention to use them and for designing effective and accessible solutions. This qualitative study aimed to explore the United States and Turkish older women’s acceptability of the MyStrengths MyHealth (MSMH) application and their experience of whole-person health assessment. Data were collected through semistructured interviews with women aged 65 and older who assessed their whole-person health using the MSMH application in Türkiye (n = 25) and the United States (n = 25). Thematic analysis was used to analyze data. Four main themes emerged: (1) ease of use, (2) perception of the strength-based assessment, (3) recording strength-based data in electronic health records, and (4) intention to use MSMH in health care. Overall, most older women found MSMH easy to use and appreciated its strengths-based approach for fostering motivation and enhancing personalized care, but a few participants faced challenges related to visual impairments and limited digital familiarity. Many older women expressed willingness to use MSMH before health care visits, believing it would improve self-expression and communication with health care providers. These findings can contribute to the development of age-friendly and equitable consumer health technologies that are better tailored to the needs of older women.