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Policymaker (social systems) article

Immersive technology and the elderly: A mini-review



Findings
  • Supporting technical documents that are social systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Full-text report
  • Scientific Abstract
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2013
  • Year Published
    2015
  • Quality Rating
    3/9 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    USA (11); Not reported (5); Italy (2); Switzerland (2); Australia (1); Finland (1); France (1); Germany (1); Japan (1); Mexico (1); Netherlands (1); Slovenia (1); Taiwan (1); UK (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    WHO - Americas region<br />WHO - European region<br />WHO - Western Pacific region<br />
  • Country focus
    USA (11); Not reported (5); Italy (2); Switzerland (2); Australia (1); Finland (1); France (1); Germany (1); Japan (1); Mexico (1); Netherlands (1); Slovenia (1); Taiwan (1); UK (1)
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Systematic review of effects
  • Type of question
    Effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Target
    Individual
  • Domain
    Programs and services
    Community and social services
    Other social services
    Recreation
    Private recreation
    Sustainable Development Goals
    3. Good health and well-being (partially covered)
  • Social system topic(s)
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
Publication details
  • Citation
    Shelton BE, Uz C. Immersive technology and the elderly: A mini-review. Gerontology. 2015;61(2):175-185.
  • DOI
    10.1159/000365754

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