International Journal of Integrated Care · 6 authors, 2 centres
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This scoping review synthesized 77 studies on ICT-based integrated care models for older adults, identifying seven core implementation elements and finding that these models generally had a positive effect on quality of life, caregiver burden, and primary care resource utilization, though effectiveness evaluations remained heterogeneous.
This scoping review followed the Arksey and O'Malley framework, updated by Levac et al., searching nine electronic databases, specialist journals, institutional and project websites, and reference lists for studies published between January 2000 and March 2022. Of 30,280 articles retrieved, 77 studies were included, encompassing 36 ICT-based practice models. These models generally showed positive effects on quality of life, caregiver burden, and primary care resource utilization, but effectiveness evaluations remained heterogeneous. Barriers and facilitators were grouped into four themes: demand-side factors, provider factors, technology factors, and system factors.
