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Table 1 Characteristics of included papers (n = 14)

From: Barriers and facilitators to the use of e-health by older adults: a scoping review

Author & Year

Study design

Focus

Population (n, mean age)

Recruitment country

Technology

Bhattarai et al. (2020)

Qualitative interviews

App for pain self-management of arthritic pain

65+ years with arthritic pain (16, 73)

Australia

Smart phone

Bujnowska-Fedak & Pirogowicz (2014)

Quantitative survey

How to support elderly Polish people to access e-Health (preferences and attitudes)

60–90 years, supporters, and non-supporters of e-health (286, 74)

Poland

Any device with internet access

Cajita et al. (2018)

Qualitative interviews

Mobile health adoption in older adults with heart failure

66–83 years with heart failure (10, not reported)

USA

Smart phone

Coley et al. (2019)

Mixed methods

Prevention of cardiovascular disease and diabetes

65+ years with cardiovascular or diabetes risk factors (341, 68.7)

Finland, France & Netherlands

PC

Currie et al. (2015)

Qualitative interviews

Attitudes and acceptance of eHealth technologies by older rural people with chronic pain

60–74 years, rurally located people with chronic pain (4, not reported)

Scotland

PC, laptop, or tablet

de Veer et al. (2015)

Quantitative survey

Intention to use e-health

60–77 years (1014, not reported)

Netherlands

PC

Mishuris et al. (2014)

Qualitative interviews

Barriers to patient portal access - veteran specific

50–100 years, veterans (17, 61)

USA

PC or laptop

Nymberg et al. (2019)

Qualitative interviews

Beliefs, attitudes, experiences, and expectations of IT interventions for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases

65–80 years with at least one chronic disease (15, 73)

Sweden

Any devise with internet access

Park et al. (2020)

Qualitative interviews

Perceptions and experiences of IT medication adherence

Range unknown, Veterans and non-veterans with history of coronary heart disease (28, 67)

USA

Smart phone

Pywell et al. (2020)

Qualitative interviews

Barriers to older adults’ uptake of mobile-based mental health interventions

53–77 years with low mood (10, 68)

England

Smart phone

Rasche et al. (2018)

Mixed methods

Barriers to using health apps

61–82 years, general population (95, 67)

Germany

Smart phones and tablet

Still et al. (2018)

Qualitative interviews

Experience of African-Americans’ using an app to manage hypertension

62–91 years with hypertension (21, 72)

USA

Smart phone

Van Middelaar et al. (2018)

Qualitative interviews

HATICE (Healthy ageing through internet counselling)

65–84 years with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (20, 71)

Netherlands

PC

Zibrik et al. (2015)

Mixed methods

Immigrant Chinese & Punjabi seniors’ barriers and facilitators to e-health

60–79 years. Punjabi, and Chinese immigrants (55, not reported)

Canada

PC

  1. Note. PC = personal computer