Technologies for managing the health of older adults with multiple chronic conditions: A systematic literature review

Cajamarca, Gabriela, Proust, Valentina, Herskovic, Valeria, Cadiz, Rodrigo F., Verdezoto Dias, Nervo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5006-4262 and Fernandez, Francisco J. 2023. Technologies for managing the health of older adults with multiple chronic conditions: A systematic literature review. Healthcare 11 (21) , 2897. 10.3390/healthcare11212897

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Abstract

Multimorbidity is defined as the presence of two or more chronic medical conditions in a person, whether physical, mental or long-term infectious diseases. This is especially common in older populations, affecting their quality of life and emotionally impacting their caregivers and family. Technology can allow for monitoring, managing, and motivating older adults in their self-care, as well as supporting their caregivers. However, when several conditions are present at once, it may be necessary to manage several types of technologies, or for technology to manage the interaction between conditions. This work aims to understand and describe the technologies that are used to support the management of multimorbidity for older adults. We conducted a systematic review of ten years of scientific literature from four online databases. We reviewed a corpus of 681 research papers, finally including 25 in our review. The technologies used most frequently by older adults with multimorbidity are mobile applications and websites, and they are mostly focused on communication and connectivity. We then propose opportunities for future research on addressing the challenges in the management of several simultaneous health conditions, potentially creating a better approach than managing each condition as if it were independent.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Computer Science & Informatics
Publisher:	MDPI
ISSN:	2227-9032
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	3 November 2023
Date of Acceptance:	23 October 2023
Last Modified:	06 Nov 2023 10:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/163639

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