A self-report measure of digital skills needed to use digital health tools among older adults-the Skills Measurement and Readiness Training for Digital Health (SMART Digital Health) Scale

By afschroeder • September 20, 2025

Tieu L, Lyles CR, Kim HC, Luna I, Wong J, Lopez-Solano N, Li J, Yang A, Rodriguez JA, Nguyen OK, Casillas A, De Marchis EH, Stewart AL, Neilands TB, Khoong EC. A self-report measure of digital skills needed to use digital health tools among older adults-the Skills Measurement and Readiness Training for Digital Health (SMART Digital Health) Scale. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2025 Sep 13:ocaf151. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocaf151. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40971609.

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