Exploring the role of health applications in promoting health among older adults: a scoping review protocol
Introduction Evidence on the use of health apps to support healthcare and promote the health of individuals aged 55 and older is limited. Older adults face challenges with literacy, usability and accessibility of digital tools. This scoping review aims to explore how digital health apps promote heal...
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| description | Introduction Evidence on the use of health apps to support healthcare and promote the health of individuals aged 55 and older is limited. Older adults face challenges with literacy, usability and accessibility of digital tools. This scoping review aims to explore how digital health apps promote healthy living and self-empowerment while identifying successful applications for older adultsMethods and analysis This study will adopt the JBI methodology for scoping reviews, guided by the (Population, Concept, Context) framework. The results will be comprehensively reported in the final scoping review and illustrated using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews. The inclusion criteria include studies from 2016 to 2024 that investigate the use of health applications within healthcare services for older adults.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval is not required for this scoping review. The findings will highlight potential directions for future research and improve knowledge among professionals, researchers and the public. The results will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and disseminated through professional networks. Data will be available from the Open Science Framework. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-86f407588c614b51aa65b9a3c8ff4d1a2025-08-20T02:22:43ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552024-11-01141110.1136/bmjopen-2024-085995Exploring the role of health applications in promoting health among older adults: a scoping review protocolAngélica Baptista Silva0Maria Tereza Leal1Sergio Ricardo Ferreira Sindico2Mercedes Serrano-Miguel3Helena Maria Almeida Macedo Loureiro41 Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sèrgio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil3 Unitat de Formació i Recerca de Treball Social, Facultat d`Educació, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain4 Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde, Biblioteca da Saúde da Mulher e da Criança, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil3 Unitat de Formació i Recerca de Treball Social, Facultat d`Educació, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain5 Respiratory Research and Rehabilitation Laboratory (Lab3R), School of Health Sciences (ESSUA), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, PortugalIntroduction Evidence on the use of health apps to support healthcare and promote the health of individuals aged 55 and older is limited. Older adults face challenges with literacy, usability and accessibility of digital tools. This scoping review aims to explore how digital health apps promote healthy living and self-empowerment while identifying successful applications for older adultsMethods and analysis This study will adopt the JBI methodology for scoping reviews, guided by the (Population, Concept, Context) framework. The results will be comprehensively reported in the final scoping review and illustrated using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews. The inclusion criteria include studies from 2016 to 2024 that investigate the use of health applications within healthcare services for older adults.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval is not required for this scoping review. The findings will highlight potential directions for future research and improve knowledge among professionals, researchers and the public. The results will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and disseminated through professional networks. Data will be available from the Open Science Framework.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/11/e085995.full |
| spellingShingle | Angélica Baptista Silva Maria Tereza Leal Sergio Ricardo Ferreira Sindico Mercedes Serrano-Miguel Helena Maria Almeida Macedo Loureiro Exploring the role of health applications in promoting health among older adults: a scoping review protocol BMJ Open |
| title | Exploring the role of health applications in promoting health among older adults: a scoping review protocol |
| title_full | Exploring the role of health applications in promoting health among older adults: a scoping review protocol |
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| title_short | Exploring the role of health applications in promoting health among older adults: a scoping review protocol |
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