Effectiveness of Using Telemedicine Technology to Improve Elderly Health
Main Article Content
Abstract
Elderly or old age is the end of a person's life span which is characterized by physical and psychological changes. Health problems in the elderly are various health conditions that commonly occur in older people. As a person gets older, they will experience comorbidities, such as metabolic disease, hypertension and diabetes mellitus, or as a complication of another disease they suffer from. In the context of elderly health, telemedicine is very important because it allows wider access to health services, especially for elderly people who live in remote areas or have other geographical obstacles. Several studies say that telemedicine is effective in improving the health of the elderly. The aim of this scoping review is to determine the effectiveness of telemedicine technology on the health quality of the elderly and to understand the mechanism of telemedicine technology in improving the health quality of the elderly. Method: Scoping review with literature search using PubMed, SCOPUS, SAGE Journals, Cambridge Core and E-Journal Springer/Springer Link databases with publication years 2020-2024. The findings showed that 10 selected published articles met the criteria and the results showed that telemedicine was effective in improving the health of the elderly.
Article Details

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
References
Abel, B., Bongartz, M., Rapp, K., Roigk, P., Peiter, J., Metz, B., ... & Benzinger, P. (2024). Multimodal home-based rehabilitation intervention after discharge from inpatient geriatric rehabilitation (GeRas): study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial. BMC geriatrics, 24(1), 69.
Akbar, F., Darmiati, D., Arfan, F., & Putri, A. A. Z. (2021). Pelatihan dan Pendampingan Kader Posyandu Lansia di Kecamatan Wonomulyo. Jurnal Abdidas, 2(2), 392–397. https://doi.org/10.31004/abdidas.v2i2.282
Ali AS, Silva K, Hilsabeck RC, et al. 27 Technology Use in Activities of Daily Living Amongst
Older Adults Referred for Memory Clinic Evaluations. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 2023;29(s1):237-238. doi:10.1017/S1355617723003466
Arksey, H. & L. O. (2007). Scoping studies: towards a methodological framework. International
Journal of Social Research Methodology. https://doi.org/10.1080/1364557032000119616
Bertolazzi, A., Quaglia, V., & Bongelli, R. (2024). Barriers and facilitators to health technology adoption by older adults with chronic diseases: an integrative systematic review. BMC Public Health, 24(1), 506.
Bhatia R., Gilliam, E., Aliberti, G., Pinheiro, A., Karamourtopoulos, M., Davis, RB., DesRochers, L., Schonberg, MA., (2022). Older adults' perspectives on primary care telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Am Geriatr Soc.
Costanzo, M., Signorelli, M., & Aguglia, E. (2020). EPA-0715 – Telemedis dan Alzheimer: Tinjauan Sistematis. Psikiatri Eropa, 29 (S1), 1–1. doi:10.1016/S0924-9338(14)78073-3
Gayot, C., Laubarie-Mouret, C., Zarca, K., Mimouni, M., Cardinaud, N., Luce, S., ... & Tchalla, A. (2022). Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a telemedicine programme for preventing unplanned hospitalisations of older adults living in nursing homes: the GERONTACCESS cluster randomized clinical trial. BMC geriatrics, 22(1), 991.
Haddaway, NR, Page, MJ, Pritchard, CC, & McGuinness, LA (2022). PRISMA2020: Paket R dan aplikasi Shiny untuk menghasilkan diagram alur yang sesuai dengan PRISMA 2020,dengan interaktivitas untuk transparansi digital yang dioptimalkan dan Open Synthesis Campbell Systematic Review, 18, e1230. https://doi.org/10.1002/cl2.1230
Kiik, S. M., Sahar, J., & Permatasari, H. (2018). Peningkatan Kualitas Hidup Lanjut Usia (Lansia) Di Kota Depok Dengan Latihan Keseimbangan. Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia, 21(2), 109–116. https://doi.org/10.7454/jki.v21i2.584
Ohta, T., Osuka, Y., Shida, T., Daimaru, K., Kojima, N., Maruo, K., Iizuka, A., Kitago, M., Fujiwara, Y., & Sasai, H. (2024). Feasibility, Acceptability, and Potential Efficacy of a Mobile Health Application for Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Frailty and Pre-
Frailty: A Pilot Study. Nutrients, 16(8). https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16081181 Pungchompoo, W., Parinyachitta, S., Pungchompoo, S., Udomkhwamsuk, W., & Suwan, P. (2024). The feasibility of integrating a home telehealth model for older persons living with hemodialysis. BMC Geriatrics, 24(1), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-04981-8
Sari, G. G., & Wirman, W. (2021). Telemedicine sebagai Media Konsultasi Kesehatan di Masa Pandemic COVID 19 di Indonesia. Jurnal Komunikasi, 15(1), 43–54. https://doi.org/10.21107/ilkom.v15i1.10181
Sano, E., Benton, E., Kenny, J., Olsen, E., Heravian, A., Truong, J. (2022). Telemedicine Use by Older Adults in a COVID-19 Epicenter. J Emerg Med