Aging is associated with increased prevalence of chronic diseases resulting in reduced physical and psychosocial health of older adults which need frequent and regular monitoring and follow up. The use of mobile health technology associated with improved health literacy, self-care, independence, and wellbeing of older adults. Objective: To determine the attitude and obstacles of community dwelling older adults toward using mobile technology for health care. Setting: The study was conducted in the outpatient clinics of Damanhour National Medical Institute. Subjects: Convenience sample of one hundred twenty-two older adults who were eligible for the study. Tools: Three tools were used to collect the study data: 1) Older Adults Socio–Demographic and Clinical Data Structured Interview Schedule, 2) The Digital Health Scale and 3) Community Dwelling Older Adults Perceived Obstacles to Learning and Using Mobile Health Technology check list. Results: 54.1% of the studied older adults have negative attitude toward using the mobile technology for health care and the most prevalent obstacles were lack of smart phone and Wi-Fi connection, rare use of electronic device, low educational level, lack of trainer to teach mobile technology, and complex hospital online system. Conclusion: The majority of the studied older adults have negative attitude toward using the mobile technology for health care and reported some obstacles for its use Recommendations: Developing an educational program for older adults, and other health team members at different health care settings about importance of applying mobile technology for health care and how to overcome the obstacles of using it.

Aim: To assess within‐group changes in dental anxiety, oral health knowledge and oral health behaviours following an oral health literacy intervention among older adults with dental diseases. Design: A non‐randomized one‐group pretest–posttest quasi‐experimental design. Methods: A convenience sample of 50 older adults participated in seven educational sessions addressing oral health, oral hygiene, nutrition, regular dental attendance and strategies for managing dental anxiety. Data were collected using the Saint Louis University Mental Status Examination, a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Oral Health Knowledge Scale, the Short Dental Anxiety Inventory and an oral healthcare behaviours questionnaire. Results: Following the intervention, participants had lower dental anxiety scores and higher oral health knowledge and oral health behaviour scores compared with baseline. Higher oral health knowledge was also associated with more favourable oral health behaviours. Conclusion: Lower dental anxiety and higher oral health knowledge and oral health behaviour scores were observed following the oral health literacy intervention among older adults with dental diseases. Because the study used a non‐randomized single‐group design, the findings should be interpreted cautiously. Implications for the Profession and/or Patient Care: Gerontological nurses can integrate oral health education and simple dental‐anxiety management strategies into routine care to support preventive oral health practices and engagement with dental services. Impact: Dental anxiety and limited oral health knowledge can hinder preventive dental care in later life. Following the intervention, participants had lower dental anxiety scores and higher oral health knowledge and oral health behaviour scores compared with baseline. The findings may inform nursing care for older adults in outpatient, primary care, community and long‐term care settings. Reporting Method: The study was reported in accordance with the Transparent Reporting of Evaluations with Nonrandomized Designs statement. No Patient or Public Contribution: Participants contributed study data but were not involved in the design, analysis, interpretation or manuscript preparation.