Climate change and the health of older people in Australia: A scoping review on the role of mobile applications (apps) in ameliorating impact

Black, Deborah; O’Loughlin, Kate; Wilson, Leigh

doi:10.1111/ajag.12522

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“…Future trends, from a technological perspective, combine gamified learning with mobile learning; with VR/AR; with intelligent bodies; with brain science; with artificial intelligence and big data (Quelly et al, 2016;Black et al, 2018). If the research is to solve students' learning problems through mobile games, it is necessary to combine various research results and educational results from game design.…”

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Psychosocial Impacts of Mobile Game on K12 Students and Trend Exploration for Future Educational Mobile Games

Hao

et al. 2022

Front. Educ.

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Due to the popularity and advancement of 4G/5G networks, mobile games have already currently become profitable tools for major internet platforms. These games are even refined to cover almost all age groups of the population rather than the young people. Yet in the perception of the public, mobile games have always seemed to be associated with various derogatory terms such as interfering with learning, addiction, and violence. K12 students usually have less self-control capability, and they are undoubtedly the biggest advocates of mobile games. This paper summarizes the technological development of mobile games from the aspects of hardware and software in chronological order. The psychological and social problems that mobile games have brought to K12 students are analyzed from a neutral perspective. At the end of the paper, the future development of educational games and current limitations of mobile games are also given for the explorations of future trends of game-based education. This position paper aims to provide the insight of what psychosocial impacts that the current mobile games have on the student, and it may also serve as a reference for the how the game-based education has been developing according to the mobile technology wise.

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Section: Future Trends and Limitations In Educational Mobile Gamesmentioning

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Psychosocial Impacts of Mobile Game on K12 Students and Trend Exploration for Future Educational Mobile Games

Hao

et al. 2022

Front. Educ.

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“…The ageing of Australia's population is accompanied by increasing exposure to environmental stressors 1 . Previous research demonstrated that the ageing of the population is increasing in parallel with rising temperatures, and evidence shows older people do not cope as well with environmental stressors 2 .…”

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Using a smartphone application (App) to assist older adults to navigate their local area during extreme weather events and changing environmental conditions: A qualitative study

et al. 2020

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Objective To explore the views of those in later life on the usability of a smartphone application (app) which could assist in negotiating the external environment, particularly during extreme weather and local environmental changes. Methods Seven adults aged over 55 years (four women, three men) living in Sydney, Australia, participated in focus groups. Responses were analysed thematically. Results The findings demonstrate older adults would use a reliable and relevant app to assist in accessing their external environment if it could provide assistance with accurate, up‐to‐date transport options, road closures, community events and weather. Conclusion If relevant, in real time and locally focussed adults aged over 55 could find value in a mobile app to assist them to navigate their external environment. These results suggest an age‐friendly, specifically designed app will have an impact on accessibility to the local environment with the potential to lead to increased walking and social engagement.

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Digital Health Interventions among People Living with Frailty: A Scoping Review

Linn

Goetzinger

Regnaux

et al. 2021

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

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Objectives: Digital health interventions (DHIs) are interesting resources to improve various health conditions. However, their use in the older and frail population is still sparse. We aimed to give an overview of DHI used in the frail older population. Design: Scoping review with PRISMA guidelines based on Population, Concept, and Context. Setting and participants: We included original studies in English with DHI (concept) on people described as frail (population) in the clinical or community setting (context) and no limitation on date of publication. We searched 3 online databases (PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science). Measures: We described DHI in terms of purpose, delivering, content and assessment. We also described frailty assessment and study design. Results: We included 105 studies that fulfilled our eligibility criteria. The most frequently reported DHIs were with the purpose of monitoring (45; 43%), with a delivery method of sensor-based technologies (59; 56%), with a content of feedback to users (34; 32%), and for assessment of feasibility (57; 54%). Efficacy was reported in 31 (30%) studies and usability/feasibility in 57 (55%) studies. The most common study design was descriptive exploratory for new methodology or technology (24; 23%). There were 14 (13%) randomized controlled trials, with only 4 of 14 studies (29%) showing a low or moderate risk of bias. Frailty assessment using validated scales was reported in only 47 (45%) studies. Conclusions and Implications: There was much heterogeneity among frailty assessments, study designs, and evaluations of DHIs. There is now a strong need for more standardized approaches to assess frailty, well-structured randomized controlled trials, and proper evaluation and report. This work will contribute to the development of better DHIs in this vulnerable population.

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Climate change and the health of older people in Australia: A scoping review on the role of mobile applications (apps) in ameliorating impact

Abstract: This study demonstrates that there is a gap in the evidence about the mobile apps designed for healthy ageing and, more specifically, to improve access to the external environment.

Cited by 5 publications

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Psychosocial Impacts of Mobile Game on K12 Students and Trend Exploration for Future Educational Mobile Games

Psychosocial Impacts of Mobile Game on K12 Students and Trend Exploration for Future Educational Mobile Games

Using a smartphone application (App) to assist older adults to navigate their local area during extreme weather events and changing environmental conditions: A qualitative study

Digital Health Interventions among People Living with Frailty: A Scoping Review

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