Year: 2026
Type: review
Abstract: PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This scoping review synthesises existing evidence from systematic reviews on the effectiveness and implementation of digital mental health interventions among community-dwelling older adults. RECENT FINDINGS: Twenty-one systematic reviews were included. Results showed that a range of digital tools demonstrate potential to improve common mental health and psychosocial symptoms among older adults, with most evidence concentrating on digital tools to improve depressive symptoms. However, reviews' findings were frequently mixed and accompanied with cautions that primary evidence under-reported key elements such as theoretical underpinnings, intervention design process, participant demographics, intervention acceptability and usability, participant retention, adverse events, and long-term outcomes. More rigorous research and reporting are needed to understand the mechanisms underpinning effective digital mental health interventions for older adults and how they might mitigate the age-related digital divide in mental health services.
Source: Current Psychiatry Reports
Institutions: University of Auckland, Health New Zealand
Language: English
Subfield: Applied Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $4,990
Funder: University of Auckland
OpenAlex ID: W7164932429