The use of mHealth solutions in active and healthy ageing promotion: an explorative scoping review
The global population aged 60 years and over is expected to almost double between 2015 and 2050 from 12.0% to 22.0%, which will directly impact countries' labor market composition and increase the economic pressure on their healthcare systems. One way to address these challenges is to promote A...
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| description | The global population aged 60 years and over is expected to almost double between 2015 and 2050 from 12.0% to 22.0%, which will directly impact countries' labor market composition and increase the economic pressure on their healthcare systems. One way to address these challenges is to promote Active and Healthy Ageing (AHA) using mobile Health (mHealth). This research aims to provide an initial overview of the width and the depth of contemporary preventive mHealth solutions that promote AHA among healthy, independent older adults (individuals aged 60 years and over). To do so, an explorative scoping review was applied to search online databases for recent studies (March 2015 - March 2020) addressing the promotion of mHealth solutions targeting healthy and independent older adults. We identified 31 publications that met the inclusion criteria. Most of them utilized either mobile (n=25) and/or wearable (n=11) devices. mHealth solutions mostly promoted AHA by targeting older adults’ active lifestyles or independence. Most of the studies (n=27) did not apply a theoretical framework on which the mHealth promotion was based. User-experience was positive (n=12) when the solution was easy to use but negative (n=11) when the participants were resistant or faced challenges using the device and/or technology. The review concludes that mHealth offers the opportunity to combat the issues faced by an unhealthy and dependent aging population by promoting AHA through focusing on older adults’ Lifestyle, Daily functioning, and Participation. Future research should use multidisciplinary integrated approaches and strong theoretical and methodological foundations to investigate mHealth solutions' impact on AHA behavioral change. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2142f88c386c4a7e896c0deaa2d7a4362023-02-15T16:16:02ZengJournal of Ideas in HealthJournal of Ideas in Health2645-92482021-03-014110.47108/jidhealth.Vol4.Iss1.92The use of mHealth solutions in active and healthy ageing promotion: an explorative scoping reviewLina Marcussen0Jesse David Marinus1Independent researcher, Amsterdam, NetherlandsIndependent researcher, Maarssen, NetherlandsThe global population aged 60 years and over is expected to almost double between 2015 and 2050 from 12.0% to 22.0%, which will directly impact countries' labor market composition and increase the economic pressure on their healthcare systems. One way to address these challenges is to promote Active and Healthy Ageing (AHA) using mobile Health (mHealth). This research aims to provide an initial overview of the width and the depth of contemporary preventive mHealth solutions that promote AHA among healthy, independent older adults (individuals aged 60 years and over). To do so, an explorative scoping review was applied to search online databases for recent studies (March 2015 - March 2020) addressing the promotion of mHealth solutions targeting healthy and independent older adults. We identified 31 publications that met the inclusion criteria. Most of them utilized either mobile (n=25) and/or wearable (n=11) devices. mHealth solutions mostly promoted AHA by targeting older adults’ active lifestyles or independence. Most of the studies (n=27) did not apply a theoretical framework on which the mHealth promotion was based. User-experience was positive (n=12) when the solution was easy to use but negative (n=11) when the participants were resistant or faced challenges using the device and/or technology. The review concludes that mHealth offers the opportunity to combat the issues faced by an unhealthy and dependent aging population by promoting AHA through focusing on older adults’ Lifestyle, Daily functioning, and Participation. Future research should use multidisciplinary integrated approaches and strong theoretical and methodological foundations to investigate mHealth solutions' impact on AHA behavioral change.http://www.jidhealth.com/index.php/jidhealth/article/view/92mHealth, Active and Health Aging, Health Promotion, Aging Society, Older Adults, Netherlands |
| spellingShingle | Lina Marcussen Jesse David Marinus The use of mHealth solutions in active and healthy ageing promotion: an explorative scoping review Journal of Ideas in Health mHealth, Active and Health Aging, Health Promotion, Aging Society, Older Adults, Netherlands |
| title | The use of mHealth solutions in active and healthy ageing promotion: an explorative scoping review |
| title_full | The use of mHealth solutions in active and healthy ageing promotion: an explorative scoping review |
| title_fullStr | The use of mHealth solutions in active and healthy ageing promotion: an explorative scoping review |
| title_full_unstemmed | The use of mHealth solutions in active and healthy ageing promotion: an explorative scoping review |
| title_short | The use of mHealth solutions in active and healthy ageing promotion: an explorative scoping review |
| title_sort | use of mhealth solutions in active and healthy ageing promotion an explorative scoping review |
| topic | mHealth, Active and Health Aging, Health Promotion, Aging Society, Older Adults, Netherlands |
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