ReviewJournal of biomedical informatics2013
Older adults and mobile phones for health: a review.
Review in Journal of biomedical informatics, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03843957 (Effectiveness and Implementation of mPATH-CRC), which is not on this map. Cited by 86 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Effectiveness and Implementation of mPATH-CRC: a Mobile Health System for Colorectal Cancer Screening
Who cites it
86 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Patient-Related Barriers to Digital Technology Adoption in Alzheimer Disease: Systematic Review.JMIR aging · 2025Pooled it
- Using the RE-AIM framework to evaluate internal and external validity of mobile phone-based interventions in diabetes self-management education and support.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2020Pooled it
- Compliance of blood donation apps with mobile OS usability guidelines.Journal of medical systems · 2015Pooled it
- Empirical studies on usability of mHealth apps: a systematic literature review.Journal of medical systems · 2015Pooled it
- [Effect of a multidimensional intervention for prevention of falls in the eldery].Atencion primaria · 2020Trial
- SMS Text Messages for Parents for the Prevention of Child Drowning in Bangladesh: Acceptability Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Trial
- Bridging the Communication Gap: Comparing Digital Tools and Traditional Methods in Post-Extraction Care Delivery.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Living space, utilities, and communication access as determinants of intrinsic capacity: longitudinal findings from England and China.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Relationship between mobile phone use and multidimensional frailty: evidence from UK Biobank.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Smartphone Application-Based Rehabilitation Program for Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Insights From the Design, Development, and Validation.Journal of diabetes science and technology · 2025Article
- Exploring Technology Supporting Aging-in-Place Using an Equity Lens Through Focus Groups and World Café-Informed Research Agenda: Qualitative Study.JMIR aging · 2025Article
- Association between mobile phone, self-efficacy and dependency among elderly people: a community-based study.mHealth · 2025Article
- Relationship Between Internet Use and Cognitive Function Among Middle-Aged and Older Chinese Adults: 5-Year Longitudinal Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- State of research, feasibility, safety, acceptability, and outcomes examined on remotely delivered exercises using technology for older adult with cancer: a scoping review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2024Article
- Knee4Life: Empowering Knee Recovery After Total Knee Replacement Through Digital Health Protocol.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Rationale Behind the Design Decisions in an Augmented Reality Mobile eHealth Exergame to Increase Physical Activity for Inactive Older People With Heart Failure.JMIR serious games · 2024Article
- The Application of a Serious Game Framework to Design and Develop an Exergame for Patients With Heart Failure.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Elderly people's perceptions on the use of mobile phones to support the self-management of long-term illnesses at Kiruddu National Referral Hospital.African health sciences · 2024Article
- Navigating Through Innovation in Elderly's Health: A Scoping Review of Digital Health Interventions.Public health reviews · 2024Article
- The RODI mHealth app Insight: Machine-Learning-Driven Identification of Digital Indicators for Neurodegenerative Disorder Detection.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
26 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
objectiveTo report on the results of a review concerning the use of mobile phones for health with older adults.
methodsPubMed and CINAHL were searched for articles using "older adults" and "mobile phones" along with related terms and synonyms between 1965 and June 2012. Identified articles were filtered by the following inclusion criteria: original research project utilizing a mobile phone as an intervention, involve/target adults 60 years of age or older, and have an aim emphasizing the mobile phone's use in health.
resultsTwenty-one different articles were found and categorized into ten different clinical domains, including diabetes, activities of daily life, and dementia care, among others. The largest group of articles focused on diabetes care (4 articles), followed by COPD (3 articles), Alzheimer's/dementia Care (3 articles) and osteoarthritis (3 articles). Areas of interest studied included feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness. While there were many different clinical domains, the majority of studies were pilot studies that needed more work to establish a stronger base of evidence.
conclusionsCurrent work in using mobile phones for older adult use are spread across a variety of clinical domains. While this work is promising, current studies are generally smaller feasibility studies, and thus future work is needed to establish more generalizable, stronger base of evidence for effectiveness of these interventions.
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