User requirements of an e-mental health tool

There are several reasons to use of e-Health. First, an increasing number of older adults prefer to age-in-place, even when their health deteriorates. Moreover, the need for more demand-oriented care also increases. Older adults can age in place when signs of a deteriorating condition are recognised early and adequately dealt with. Older adults, who live in accessible homes, experience a greater sense of well-being than those living in homes that are not so accessible. Second, older adults tend to move to assisted living facilities when they do no longer feel safe and secure in their own home, or when their health declines to such an extent that professional care is needed. own home, or when their health declines to such an extent that professional care is needed2