ReviewSN computer science2022
Effectiveness of Instructional Strategies Designed for Older Adults in Learning Digital Technologies: A Systematic Literature Review.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Quality improvement in radiation therapy: translating printed patient education pamphlets to audiovisual digital resources.Technical innovations & patient support in radiation oncology · 2026Article
- "To Remember Is to Live Again": Geragogical Approaches to Online Storytelling With Older Immigrants.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2026Article
- Perspectives of older adults with pre-frailty and frailty when engaging with an online nutrition educational resource: a qualitative study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Enhancing healthcare smartwatch adoption among older adults: perceptual affordance-based design recommendations for video demonstrations.Innovation in aging · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of Interventions for Addressing Digital Exclusion in Older Adults in the Social Care Domain: Rapid Review.JMIR aging · 2025Review
- Activity Engagement Across Stages of Cognitive Health.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Peer Volunteers' Journeys Through Training and Engagement in Older Adult Communities: Descriptive Qualitative Study.JMIR aging · 2025Article
- The Role of Social Media in Mitigating the Long-Term Impact of Social Isolation on Mental and Cognitive Health in Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The HUNT Study.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2025Observational
- Associations between social frailty, use of digital device and depression among community-dwelling older adults: A population-based cross-sectional study.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2025Article
- Intergenerational instructional strategies and elderly preferences for digital applications: A Malaysian case study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Evaluating the impact of a peer-education digital literacy course on older adults' digital skills and wellbeing: a mixed-methods study protocol.Frontiers in sociology · 2024Article
- Gluu Essentials Digital Skills Training for Middle-Aged and Older Adults That Makes Skills Stick: Results of a Pre-Post Intervention Study.JMIR aging · 2023Article
- Practices of Care in Participatory Design With Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Digitally Mediated Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- Individualistic Versus Collaborative Learning in an eHealth Literacy Intervention for Older Adults: Quasi-Experimental Study.JMIR aging · 2023Article
- Treatment Fidelity in a Feasibility Trial of the Aphasia Intervention, Virtual Elaborated Semantic Feature Analysis.International journal of language & communication disordersArticle
- Information and Communication Technology Adoption Strategies Among Iranian Older Adults: A Qualitative Evaluation.Gerontology & geriatric medicineArticle
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Abstract
An ageing population is a universal phenomenon experienced worldwide. In parallel with these demographic changes, a significant breakthrough in digital devices has also influenced this digital age. Designing instructional strategies to promote meaningful learning among older adult learners has been a long-standing challenge. To enhance older adults' life-long learning experiences, implementing instructional strategies in the process through which such adults learn can help to improve effective learning. Despite significant calls for research in this area, there is still insufficient research that systematically reviews the existing literature on older adult learning needs and preferences. Hence, in the present article, a systematic literature review was conducted of the effectiveness of instructional strategies designed for older adult learners through the use of digital technologies. The review was guided by the publication standard, which is ROSES (Reporting Standard for Systematic Evidence Syntheses). This study involves articles selected from two established databases, Web of Science and Scopus. Data from the articles were then analysed using the thematic analysis, which resulted in six main themes: (1) collaborative learning; (2) informal learning setting; (3) teaching aids; (4) pertinence; (5) lesson design; and (6) obtaining and providing feedback. The six main themes produced a further 15 sub-themes. The results from this study make significant contributions in the areas of instructional design and gerontology. The findings from this study highlight several important strategies of teaching digital technology, particularly for older adults, as follows: (1) to enhance instructional design use in teaching digital technology based on the needs and preferences of older adult learners; and (2) to highlight the factors for, and impact of, learning digital technologies among older adults.
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