Emerging technology for healthy lifestyle of the middle-age and elderly: A scoping review

• Main Authors: Hamid, Suraya, Faith, Fatokun, Jaafar, Zulkarnain, Abdul Ghani, Norjihan, Yusop, Farrah Dina
• Format: Article
• Published: Iranian Scientific Society Medical Entomology 2023
• Subjects: HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/38692/

Background: Emerging technology research focusing on promoting healthy lifestyles for the middle-aged and elderly is paramount in recent literature. However, limited evidence is available for the middle-aged population. This paper reviews how emerging technologies can help in promoting a healthy lifestyle for the middle-aged and elderly.Methods: A scoping literature review method was employed. Articles were extracted from online databases pub-lished within 2010-2021. Overall, 3,152 articles related to the topic were obtained and 2979 articles were archived via different search procedures. Moreover, 173 articles that met the inclusion criteria underwent qualitative syn-thesize for conclusive inferences.Results: Most studies focused on people aged 60 and up, leaving the middle-aged population under-studied and unprepared to age. Older adults have high technology anxiety and resistance to change. Limited studies are avail-able to support technology-based healthy lifestyle promotion for middle-aged people. The emerging technologies that are useful in promoting healthy lifestyle behavior among middle-aged people include: robotics, virtual reality, wearables, artificial intelligence, smart textiles, as well as centralized health information systems.Conclusion: This review sets as a pace-setter for future research on how emerging technologies can aid in the development of healthy lifestyles for the middle-aged and elderly population, allowing them to live a quality life as they age.