Smart Devices for Older Adults Managing Chronic Disease: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The emergence of smartphones and tablets featuring vastly advancing functionalities (eg, sensors, computing power, interactivity) has transformed the way mHealth interventions support chronic disease management for older adults. Baby boomers have begun to widely adopt smart devices and have expressed their desire to incorporate technologies into their chronic care. Although smart devices are actively used in research, little is known about the extent, characteristics, and range of smart device-based interventions.

Objective

We conducted a scoping review to (1) understand the nature, extent, and range of smart device-based research activities, (2) identify the limitations of the current research and knowledge gap, and (3) recommend future research directions.

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SUBMITTER: Kim BY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5461419 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature