Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Research Protocols
Date Submitted: Jul 21, 2023
Date Accepted: Aug 27, 2023
Co-adaptation between smart technologies and older adults over time: a scoping review protocol
ABSTRACT
Background:
The Internet-of-Things (IoT) has gained significant attention due to advancements in technology and has potential applications in meeting the needs of an aging population. Smart technologies, a subset of IoT, can support older adults in aging in place, promoting independent living and improving quality of life. However, there is a lack of research on how older adults and smart technologies co-adapt over time to maximize their benefits and sustain adoption.
Objective:
We will aim to comprehensively review and analyze the existing scientific literature pertaining to the co-adaptation between smart technologies and older adults. The primary focus will be to investigate the extent and nature of this co-adaptation process and explore how older adults and technology co-evolve over time to enhance older adults' experience with the technology.
Methods:
This scoping review will follow the methodology outlined in the JBI Reviewer's Manual and adhere to the PRISMA-ScR guidelines for reporting. Peer-reviewed articles will be searched in databases like Ovid Medline, OVID Embase, PEDro, OVID PsycINFO, EBSCO CINAHL, the Cochrane Library, Scopus, and Global Index Medicus. Grey literature will be searched on Google Scholar. The research team will create a data extraction form covering study characteristics, participant characteristics, underlying models and frameworks, research findings, implications for technology co-adaptation, and any identified study limitations. A directed content analysis approach will be employed, incorporating the Selection, Optimization, and Compensation framework and Sex- and Gender-Based Analysis Plus.
Results:
The results of this study are expected in December 2023.
Conclusions:
This scoping review endeavors to present a thorough overview of the available evidence concerning how smart technologies interact with older adults over an extended period. The insights gained from this review will lay the groundwork for a research program that explores how older adults adapt to and use smart technologies throughout their lives, ultimately leading to improved user satisfaction and experience, and facilitating aging in place with tailored support and user-centered design principles.
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