Usability of Videoconferencing for Physical Exercise Interventions in Older Adults: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Videoconference combines the convenience of home-based physical exercise (PE) with group interaction and supervision of exercise in the community and could be useful for facilitating PE practice among older adults.

Objective

This scoping review aims to assess the evidence regarding the usability of videoconferencing technologies. Specifically, it explores whether tele-exercise solutions based on videoconferencing are usable for older adults and professionals, and how the heterogeneity of evaluation tools influences the generalization of results.

Methods

Electronic searches were conducted in databases Pubmed-Ovid Medline, Science Direct, Scopus, and CINAHL from January 2000 to March 2025 for identifying articles on measures of usability (ie, effectiveness, e

SUBMITTER: Robin L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12445624 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature