Digital Technologies for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Older People: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Digital technologies have the potential to contribute to health promotion and disease prevention in the aging world.

Objective

This study aims to identify digital technologies for health promotion and disease prevention that could be used independently by older people in nonclinical settings using a scoping review.

Methods

Through database (MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and SCOPUS; to March 3, 2022) and manual searches (to June 14, 2022), 90 primary studies and 8 systematic reviews were included in this scoping review. The eligibility was based on the PCC (Population, Concept, and Context) criteria: (1) people aged 50 years or older (population), (2) any digital (health) technology (eg, smartphone apps, websites, virtual reality; concept), and (3) health promo

SUBMITTER: De Santis KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10131689 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature