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Climate change and the health of older people in Australia: A scoping review on the role of mobile applications (apps) in ameliorating impact
Author(s) -
Black Deborah A,
O'Loughlin Kate,
Wilson Leigh A
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
australasian journal on ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-6612
pISSN - 1440-6381
DOI - 10.1111/ajag.12522
Subject(s) - usability , mobile apps , context (archaeology) , inclusion (mineral) , relevance (law) , older people , internet privacy , mobile device , medicine , psychology , gerontology , computer science , world wide web , political science , geography , human–computer interaction , social psychology , archaeology , law
Objectives Due to the impact of climate change, mobile applications (apps) providing information about the external environment have the potential to improve the health of older people. The purpose of this research was to undertake a scoping review of the evidence on the usability, feasibility and effectiveness of mobile apps to encourage access to activities outside the home in older people. Methods A search of databases was undertaken with relevant keywords. Selected manuscripts were judged for relevance to the inclusion criteria and assessed for quality. Results Very few published studies examined mobile apps specifically designed to prevent, or to treat, chronic disease in ageing populations, and fewer had rigorous designs. No study addressed accessing the external environment in the context of climate change. Conclusion This study demonstrates that there is a gap in the evidence about the mobile apps designed for healthy ageing and, more specifically, to improve access to the external environment.