Telemedicine Acceptance Among Older Adult Patients With Cancer: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer is likely to remain the most prevalent noncommunicable disease in high-income countries with an older population. Interestingly, no review of attitudes toward telemedicine among older adults has been performed. This is likely to be the group most affected by both cancer and the increasing use of technology in health care.

Objective

We aimed to map research on the acceptance of telemedicine among older adults who are cancer patients.

Methods

We conducted a scoping review. PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were systematically searched from inception to September 2020. Articles were included if the study population had a mean or median age ≥65 years, with cancer diagnoses and if the study assessed p

SUBMITTER: Pang NQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9006130 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature