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. 2022 Nov 29;19(23):15940.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph192315940.

eHealth Platforms to Promote Autonomous Life and Active Aging: A Scoping Review

Joana Bernardo  1 , João Apóstolo  1   2 , Ricardo Loureiro  1 , Elaine Santana  1 , Nilufer Korkmaz Yaylagul  3 , Carina Dantas  4 , Filipa Ventura  1 , Filipa Margarida Duque  1 , Nina Jøranson  5 , Minna Zechner  6 , Willeke van Staalduinen  7 , Vincenzo De Luca  8 , Maddalena Illario  8 , Rosa Silva  1   2
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eHealth Platforms to Promote Autonomous Life and Active Aging: A Scoping Review

Joana Bernardo et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

New technologies, namely eHealth platforms, are being used more than ever before. These platforms enable older people to have a more independent lifestyle, enhance their participation, and improve their well-being. Information and communication technologies are expected to be linked to the triad of aging, social inclusion, and active participation, which is in line with the implementation of Smart Healthy and Age-Friendly Environments. This scoping review aimed to map eHealth platforms designed to promote autonomous life and active aging. The Joanna Briggs Institute methodology and the PRISMA-ScR checklist were used. A search was conducted on MEDLINE (via PubMed), CINAHL Complete (via EBSCOhost), Scopus, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (via EBSCOhost), SciELO, DART-Europe, CAPES, and MedNar databases. Fourteen studies were included. This scoping review synthesized information on eHealth platforms designed to promote active living, their domains of intervention, and the outcomes assessed in those studies that have implemented and evaluated these eHealth platforms.

Keywords: SHAFE; eHealth strategies; healthy aging; personal autonomy.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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