Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Research Protocols
Date Submitted: Mar 4, 2022
Date Accepted: Jul 10, 2022
Digital Technologies for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention for Older People: Protocol for a Scoping Review
ABSTRACT
Background:
Digital technologies could contribute to health promotion and disease prevention. It is unclear if and how such digital technologies address the health needs of older people in non-clinical settings (ie, daily life).
Objective:
This study aims to identify digital technologies for health promotion and disease prevention that target older people in non-clinical settings by performing a scoping review of published literature. The scoping review is guided by the framework of Arksey and O’Malley.
Methods:
Our scoping review follows the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews) guidelines. The information sources are bibliographic databases (MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL and SCOPUS) and bibliographies of any included systematic reviews. Manual searches for additional studies will be performed in Google Scholar and most relevant journals. The electronic search strategy was developed in collaboration with a librarian who performed the search for studies addressing digital technologies for health promotion and disease prevention targeting older adults. Study selection and data coding will be performed independently by two authors. Consensus will be reached by discussion. The eligibility is based on the PCC (Population, Concept and Context) criteria: (1) older adults (population), (2) any digital (health) technology, such as websites, smartphone apps or wearables (concept), (3) health promotion and disease prevention in non-clinical (daily life, home or community) settings (context). Primary studies with any designs or reviews with systematic methodology published in peer-reviewed academic journals will be included. Data items will address study designs, PCC criteria, benefits or barriers related digital technology use by older people, and evidence gaps. Data will be synthesized using descriptive statistics or narratively described by identifying common themes. Quality appraisal will be performed for any included systematic reviews using a validated instrument for this study type (A Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews, version 2, AMSTAR2).
Results:
Following preliminary literature searches to test and calibrate the search syntax, the electronic literature search was performed in March 2022. Study selection is in progress and data coding is expected to start in mid 2022.
Conclusions:
Our scoping review will identify the types of digital technologies, health targets in the context of health promotion and disease prevention, and use benefits or barriers for older people in non-clinical settings. This knowledge could guide further research on how digital technologies can support healthy aging. Clinical Trial: None
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