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Trends in Telecare Use among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Scoping Review

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  • Nilufer Korkmaz Yaylagul

    (Department of Gerontology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Akdeniz, Antalya 07070, Turkey)

  • Hande Kirisik

    (Elderly Care Program, Vocational School of Haymana, University of Ankara, Ankara 06860, Turkey)

  • Joana Bernardo

    (Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), 3000-076 Coimbra, Portugal)

  • Carina Dantas

    (SHINE 2Europe, 3030-163 Coimbra, Portugal)

  • Willeke van Staalduinen

    (AFEdemy—Academy on Age-Friendly Environments in Europe, 2806 ED Gouda, The Netherlands)

  • Maddalena Illario

    (Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Napoli, Italy)

  • Vincenzo De Luca

    (Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Napoli, Italy)

  • João Apóstolo

    (Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), 3000-076 Coimbra, Portugal
    Portugal Centre for Evidence Based Practice: A JBI Centre of Excellence (PCEBP), 3000-232 Coimbra, Portugal)

  • Rosa Silva

    (Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), 3000-076 Coimbra, Portugal
    Portugal Centre for Evidence Based Practice: A JBI Centre of Excellence (PCEBP), 3000-232 Coimbra, Portugal)

Abstract

A scoping review was conducted to map and analyze the concept of telecare services and the trends in telecare use. This scoping review was conducted according to Arksey and O’Malley’s framework. A search was conducted in CINAHL (via EBSCO), ERIC, Academic Search Ultimate, and MEDLINE/PubMed databases. This scoping review considered quantitative (e.g., analytical observational studies, including prospective and retrospective cohort studies, case-control, analytical cross-sectional, and descriptive-observational studies), qualitative (e.g., phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, and action research), and mixed-method primary studies. Forty research articles published from 1 January 2012, to 1 January 2022 were included in this review, these studies met the eligibility criteria as all were focused on telecare and targeting older adults over 65 living at home. The reviewers coded the data in an Excel spreadsheet, including the articles’ title, year, author, journal information and subject, research methods, sample size, location, and summary. Then, the researchers analyzed the conceptual definitions, measurement techniques, and findings in detail and the findings were grouped into categories. The trends around the concept of telecare are independent living, remote care, aging in place, and safety. Telecare research focuses mainly on service use, chronic illness, ethics, and cost-effectiveness. Technology acceptance among older individuals is a critical factor for telecare use. The results found in the literature about the cost-effectiveness of telecare are inconsistent.

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  • Nilufer Korkmaz Yaylagul & Hande Kirisik & Joana Bernardo & Carina Dantas & Willeke van Staalduinen & Maddalena Illario & Vincenzo De Luca & João Apóstolo & Rosa Silva, 2022. "Trends in Telecare Use among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Scoping Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(24), pages 1-20, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:24:p:16672-:d:1000603
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    1. Bohan Zhang & Li Ying & Muhammad Asghar Khan & Madad Ali & Sergey Barykin & Agha Jahanzeb, 2023. "Sustainable Digital Marketing: Factors of Adoption of M-Technologies by Older Adults in the Chinese Market," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-19, January.
    2. Coetzer, Jessica A. & Loukili, Ibrahim & Goedhart, Nicole S. & Ket, Johannes C.F. & Schuitmaker-Warnaar, Tjerk Jan & Zuiderent-Jerak, Teun & Dedding, Christine, 2024. "The potential and paradoxes of eHealth research for digitally marginalised groups: A qualitative meta-review," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 350(C).

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