Journal article
Virtual Care Initiatives for Older Adults in Australia: Scoping Review
F Savira, A Gupta, C Gilbert, CE Huggins, C Browning, W Chapman, T Haines, A Peeters
Journal of Medical Internet Research | Published : 2023
DOI: 10.2196/38081
Open access
Abstract
Background: There has been a rapid shift toward the adoption of virtual health care services in Australia. It is unknown how widely virtual care has been implemented or evaluated for the care of older adults in Australia. Objective: We aimed to review the literature evaluating virtual care initiatives for older adults across a wide range of health conditions and modalities and identify key challenges and opportunities for wider adoption at both patient and system levels in Australia. Methods: A scoping review of the literature was conducted. We searched MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, AgeLine, and gray literature (January 1, 2011, to March 8, 2021) to identify virtual care initiatives for..
View full abstractGrants
Funding Acknowledgements
FS is supported by an Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellowship and AG, by an Executive Dean's Postdoctoral Research Fellowship from Deakin University. AP is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Investigator Grant. This work was identified as a part of the Victorian government-funded "Victorian Collaborative Healthcare Recovery Initiative" to redesign and improve health care for older Australians.