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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

Findings
  • Evidence Summary
    Evidence Summary
  • Supporting technical documents that are social systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Scientific Abstract
    PubMed
  • Scientific Abstract
    Publisher
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2017
  • Year Published
    2018
  • Quality Rating
    4/9 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    USA (10); Netherlands (4); Spain (4); Colombia (2); Germany (2); Switzerland (2); Taiwan (2); Canada (1); Europe (1); Hong Kong (1); Mexico (1); Not reported (1); Slovenia (1); UK (1); UK (Scotland) (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    WHO - Americas region<br />WHO - European region<br />WHO - Western Pacific region<br />
  • Country focus
    USA (10); Netherlands (4); Spain (4); Colombia (2); Germany (2); Switzerland (2); Taiwan (2); Canada (1); Europe (1); Hong Kong (1); Mexico (1); Not reported (1); Slovenia (1); UK (1); UK (Scotland) (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
    Accessibility services
    Transportation
    Accessible transportation options
    Recreation
    Promotion of recreation
    Public spaces
    Climate action
    Climate-change risk management
    Human
    Sustainable Development Goals
    3. Good health and well-being (partially covered)
    9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure
    17. Partnerships for the goals
    13. Climate action
  • Social system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    With what supports are services provided
    Other ICT that support individuals who provide services
    Implementation strategies
    Citizen-targeted strategy
    Information or education provision
    Behaviour change support
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
Publication details
  • Citation
    Black DA, O'Loughlin K, Wilson LA. Climate change and the health of older people in Australia: A scoping review on the role of mobile applications (apps) in ameliorating impact. Australasian Journal on Ageing. 2018;37(2):99-106.
  • DOI
    10.1111/ajag.12522

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