The global population is aging while modern healthcare systems are responding with limited success to the growing care demands of the senior population. Capitalizing on recent technological advancements, new ways to improve older adults’ quality of life have recently been implemented. The current study investigated, from a qualitative point of view, the utility of a mindfulness-based smartphone application for older adults. A description of the older adults’ experience with the smartphone application designed to enhance well-being and mindfulness will be presented. Participants’general beliefs about the benefits of technology for personal well-being will also be discussed. 68 older adults were recruited from different education centers for seniors. Participants were randomly assigned to two groups: a) a treatment group, which received the smartphone application intervention (n = 34), or b) a waitlist control group (n = 34). The experimental intervention included the utilization of a smartphone app designed specifically for improving older adult well-being and mindfulness levels. Participants completed semi-structured interviews evaluating participants’ treatment experience and technology-acceptance at recruitment (T0, baseline) and post-intervention (T1, post-intervention). Through thematic analysis, four themes were identified from verbatim responses of both interviews: Utility of technology for health, Impressions of technology, Mindful-benefits of smartphone application usage, and Smartphone application usage as a means to improve interpersonal relationships. Participants showed a positive experience of the app intervention. Qualitative analysis underlined the main Mindfulness-benefits reported by participants and the potentially crucial role of “Langerian” mindfulness in the relationship between older adults and health technology.

全球人口正在老龄化，而现代医疗保健系统对老年人日益增长的护理需求的反应却有限。利用最近的技术进步，最近实施了改善老年人生活质量的新方法。目前的研究从定性的角度调查了基于正念的智能手机应用程序对老年人的效用。将介绍老年人使用旨在增强幸福感和正念的智能手机应用程序的体验。还将讨论参与者对技术对个人福祉的好处的一般看法。从不同的老年人教育中心招募了68名老年人。参与者被随机分配到两组：a）一个治疗组，n = 34)，或 b) 候补名单对照组 (n = 34)。实验性干预包括使用专门为提高老年人幸福感和正念水平而设计的智能手机应用程序。参与者完成了半结构化访谈，评估参与者在招募（T0，基线）和干预后（T1，干预后）时的治疗经验和技术接受度。通过主题分析，从两次访谈的逐字回答中确定了四个主题：技术对健康的效用、技术的印象、智能手机应用程序使用的正念好处以及智能手机应用程序作为改善人际关系的一种手段。参与者表现出对应用程序干预的积极体验。