Agnes Tina, Nayak Ullas U, Kulakarni Muralidhar M, Maiya G Arun
Centre for Podiatry & Diabetic Foot Care and Research, Department of Physiotherapy, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
J Taibah Univ Med Sci. 2024 Oct 15;19(5):1024-1034. doi: 10.1016/j.jtumed.2024.10.001. eCollection 2024 Oct.
Digital technologies in healthcare are rapidly advancing, and have the potential to enhance delivery across outpatient, inpatient, and community settings, thus ultimately improving healthcare practices. These technologies have been demonstrated to be among the safest alternatives to in-person visits for vulnerable or homebound people, thereby avoiding travel and facilitating healthcare-provider communication. This review was aimed at understanding the application of digital technology to promote physical activity and exercise in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
A comprehensive scoping review method was followed, according to the six-step framework developed by Arksey and O'Malley. A search was performed in six databases: Scopus, Embase, PubMed, ProQuest, Web of Science, and the Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL). Seven studies were retrieved.
The search in the six databases returned 3252 records, only seven of which met the final selection criteria and were included in the review. All seven studies were conducted in high-income countries. Only one of the seven studies reported using a detailed exercise protocol.
Digital technology using smartphones provides an effective and a feasible solution to deliver physical activity promotion programs to older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus, and can improve heath related outcomes.
医疗保健领域的数字技术正在迅速发展，有潜力提升门诊、住院和社区环境中的医疗服务，从而最终改善医疗实践。这些技术已被证明是对弱势群体或行动不便者进行面对面就诊的最安全替代方式之一，既能避免出行，又便于与医疗服务提供者沟通。本综述旨在了解数字技术在促进2型糖尿病老年患者身体活动和锻炼方面的应用。
按照阿克西和奥马利提出的六步框架，采用全面的范围综述方法。在六个数据库中进行了检索：Scopus、Embase、PubMed、ProQuest、科学引文索引（Web of Science）和护理学与健康相关文献累积索引（CINAHL）。共检索到七项研究。
在六个数据库中检索到3,252条记录，其中只有七条符合最终入选标准并被纳入综述。所有七项研究均在高收入国家进行。七项研究中只有一项报告使用了详细的锻炼方案。
使用智能手机的数字技术为向2型糖尿病老年患者提供身体活动促进计划提供了有效且可行的解决方案，并可改善与健康相关的结果。
