ReviewJMIR aging2023
Older Adults and New Technology: Mapping Review of the Factors Associated With Older Adults' Intention to Adopt Digital Technologies.
Review in JMIR aging, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 92 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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92 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Exergaming Interventions for Preventing Falls and Injurious Falls in Older People: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.JMIR aging · 2026Pooled it
- Digital Inequalities in the Use of eHealth Services in European Public Health Care Systems: Systematic Review of Observational Studies.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Wired for companionship: a meta-analysis on social robots filling the void of loneliness in later life.The Gerontologist · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of a Safety User Interface Bundle on Verification Intentions in Generative AI Chat Use Among Older Chinese Adults: Randomized Vignette Survey.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Older Adults' Perspectives on Participating in a Synchronous Online Exercise Program: Qualitative Study.JMIR aging · 2025Trial
- Effect of the Yon PD App on the Management of Self-Care in People With Parkinson Disease: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
- Current Status and Associated Factors of Technophobia Toward Digital Health Technologies Among Older Patients With Stroke: Mixed Methods Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Early Adoption of Digital Devices and Change in Loneliness Over 10 Years Among Late Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Longitudinal Cohort Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Information Quality and Semantic Stability of AI Chatbot Responses to Complete Denture Questions: A Turkish-English Benchmarking Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Older Adults' Continued Use of Smart Healthcare Applications: An Integrated HBM-UTAUT Model with Technology Anxiety.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Perceptions of care home residents, families and staff about wearable devices: a scoping review.European geriatric medicine · 2026Article
- Digital Health Approaches to Geriatric Rehabilitation: A Narrative Paper.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2026Article
- Relationships between self-perceptions of aging and different technology-related factors : Availability, acceptance and competence.Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2026Article
- Perceived Algorithmic Care Intensity and Older Adults' Autonomy in Community Smart Care: Mixed Methods Study.JMIR aging · 2026Article
- Smart Home Technology Integration in Home Modification Programs Serving Older Adults: Focus Group Study With Program Grantees.JMIR aging · 2026Article
- A conceptual framework for pragmatic acceptance of healthcare robots among older adults: a computational grounded theory.BMC medical ethics · 2026Article
- Telehealth Use Among Older Adults Receiving Home- and Community-Based Services: Cross-Sectional Analysis Using the National Core Indicators-Aging and Disabilities Survey.JMIR human factors · 2026Article
- Determinants of Digital Health Resource Utilization Among Individuals With Self-Reported Bipolar Disorder in Germany-A Cross-Sectional Study Based on the Andersen Model.Bipolar disorders · 2026Article
- Co-Designing a Digital Brain Health Intervention for Chinese Older Adults: A User-Centred Approach.Australasian journal on ageing · 2026Article
32 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
backgroundOngoing advancements in digital solutions support older adults' healthy aging and well-being. However, a unified synthesis of sociodemographic, cognitive, attitudinal, emotional, and environmental factors that influence older adults' intention to use these new digital technologies is still lacking. Understanding the salient factors that influence older adults' intention to use digital technologies will help to ensure that technology is developed appropriately and contextually. This understanding is also likely to contribute to developing technology acceptance models specifically for the aging generation, by reorganizing principles and constructing objectivity criteria for future research studies.
objectiveThis review aims to identify the key factors associated with older adults' intention to use digital technologies and to provide a comprehensive conceptual framework to describe the relationships between these key factors and older adults' intention to use digital technologies.
methodsA mapping review was conducted using 9 databases from inception to November 2022. Articles were selected for review if they had an evaluative component of older adults' intention to use digital technologies. Three researchers independently reviewed the articles and extracted the data. Data synthesis was performed via narrative review and quality appraisal was measured using 3 different tools based on each article's study design.
resultsWe identified a total of 59 articles investigating older adults' intention to use digital technologies. The majority (40/59, 68%) of articles did not use an existing framework or model for technology acceptance. Studies mostly adopted a quantitative research design (27/59, 46%). We found 119 unique factors reported to influence older adults' intention to use digital technologies. These were categorized into 6 distinct themes: Demographics and Health Status, Emotional Awareness and Needs, Knowledge and Perception, Motivation, Social Influencers, and Technology Functional Features.
conclusionsGiven the importance of global demographic change toward an aging society, there is surprisingly limited research on the factors that influence older adults' intention to use digital technologies. Our identification of the key factors across different types of digital technology and models supports the future integration of a comprehensive perspective encompassing environmental, psychological, and social determinants for older adults' intention to use digital technologies.
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