ReviewJMIR aging2020
Emerging Technologies With Potential Care and Support Applications for Older People: Review of Gray Literature.
Review in JMIR aging, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Advancing Remote Monitoring for Patients With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias: Systematic Review.JMIR aging · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of computer-based interventions for community-dwelling people with cognitive decline: a systematic review with meta-analyses.BMC geriatrics · 2023Pooled it
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- Stakeholders' Perceived Benefits and Concerns Regarding Artificial Intelligence in the Care of Older Adults.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2026Article
- Design of a new method for occupancy monitoring in smart home care with autonomous mobile robot within Internet of Things.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Implementation of New Technologies in an Aged Care Social Day Program: Mixed Methods Evaluation.JMIR aging · 2025Article
- Applications of Self-Driving Vehicles in an Aging Population.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Making Video Games More Inclusive for People Living With Motor Neuron Disease: Scoping Review.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2024Article
- Using Interoperability between Mobile Robot and KNX Technology for Occupancy Monitoring in Smart Home Care.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The association between perioperative frailty and ability to complete a web-based geriatric assessment among older adults with cancer.European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology · 2023Article
- Interventions Designed to Support Physical Activity and Disease Prevention for Working from Home: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- A Conceptual Model of Experiences With Digital Technologies in Aging in Place: Qualitative Systematic Review and Meta-synthesis.JMIR aging · 2022Review
- Leveraging technology to personalize cognitive enhancement methods in aging.Nature aging · 2022Article
- Improving a Mobile Telepresence Robot for People With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias: Semistructured Interviews With Stakeholders.JMIR aging · 2022Article
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- Exploring the Potential of Emerging Technologies to Meet the Care and Support Needs of Older People: A Delphi Survey.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe number of older people with unmet care and support needs is increasing substantially due to the challenges facing the formal and informal care systems. Emerging technological developments have the potential to address some of the care and support challenges of older people. However, limited work has been done to identify emerging technological developments with the potential to meet the care and support needs of the aging population.
objectiveThis review aimed to gain an overview of emerging technologies with potential care and support applications for older people, particularly for those living at home.
methodsA scoping gray literature review was carried out by using the databases of 13 key organizations, hand searching reference lists of included documents, using funding data, and consulting technology experts. A narrative synthesis approach was used to analyze and summarize the findings of the literature review.
resultsA total of 39 documents were included in the final analysis. From the analysis, 8 emerging technologies were identified that could potentially be used to meet older people's needs in various care and support domains. These emerging technologies were (1) assistive autonomous robots; (2) self-driving vehicles; (3) artificial intelligence-enabled health smart apps and wearables; (4) new drug release mechanisms; (5) portable diagnostics; (6) voice-activated devices; (7) virtual, augmented, and mixed reality; and (8) intelligent homes. These emerging technologies were at different levels of development, with some being trialed for care applications, whereas others being in the early phases of development. However, only a few documents mentioned including older people during the process of designing and developing these technologies.
conclusionsThis review has identified key emerging technologies with the potential to contribute to the support and care needs of older people. However, to increase the adoption of these technologies by older people, there is a need to involve them and other stakeholders, such as formal and informal carers, in the process of designing and developing these technologies.
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