Promoting Technology and Virtual Visits to Improve Older Adult Mental Health in the Face of COVID-19
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- Premisecitation§ Promoting Technology and Virtual Visits to Improve Older Adult Mental Health in the Face of COVID-19
Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy leads to substantial decreases in anxiety and depression for older adults.
“Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy produces large reductions in anxiety and depression among older adults.2”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim1 of 1 sources checked- cites [2] Titov, 2016, Treating anxiety and depression in older adults: randomised controlled trial comparing guided v. self-guided internet-delivered cognitive-behavioural therapy, BJPsych Open source
- Premisecitation§ Promoting Technology and Virtual Visits to Improve Older Adult Mental Health in the Face of COVID-19
Video telehealth is backed by a strong evidence base, even among older adults.
“Services include video telehealth, which has a robust evidence base including among older adults.1”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites [1] Gentry, 2019, Geriatric telepsychiatry: systematic review and policy considerations, Am J Geriatr Psychiatry source
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Premisecitation§ Promoting Technology and Virtual Visits to Improve Older Adult Mental Health in the Face of COVID-19Most older adults possess a device and use the internet.
“The majority of older adults do own a device and go online; unfortunately, device ownership does not translate to knowledge and comfort with devices.3”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim1 of 1 sources checked- cites [3] Fang, 2019, Exploring privilege in the digital divide: implications for theory, policy, and Practice, Gerontologist source
The Age section says older adults are less likely to use the Internet and gives regular-use rates below 50% for several groups over 70. It does not establish whether a majority of older adults overall own a device or go online. Searches for majority Internet use and device ownership found no passage establishing those claims; page numbers were unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.76)
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Premisecitation§ Promoting Technology and Virtual Visits to Improve Older Adult Mental Health in the Face of COVID-19Having a device does not mean older adults know how to use it or feel comfortable with it.
“The majority of older adults do own a device and go online; unfortunately, device ownership does not translate to knowledge and comfort with devices.3”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim1 of 1 sources checked- cites [3] Fang, 2019, Exploring privilege in the digital divide: implications for theory, policy, and Practice, Gerontologist source
The “Broadening knowledge” section describes lack of skills and familiarity and says ICT use can feel daunting to middle-aged and older adults, supporting the point that access to a device does not ensure knowledge or comfort. The cited sentence also says a majority of older adults own a device and go online; our copy does not establish that majority claim. Page numbers were not available in the indexed passages. (LLM, conf=0.85)
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Interpretationreasoning§ Promoting Technology and Virtual Visits to Improve Older Adult Mental Health in the Face of COVID-19The pandemic has shown that digital access and literacy are vital, and were not previously anticipated, for disaster preparedness.
“COVID-19 highlights that technology access and literacy are unexpected and crucial aspects of disaster preparedness.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim- Rests on an assumption: Older adults face heightened risk from COVID-19, loneliness, social isolation, and the depression that can follow.
- Rests on an assumption: Many older adults do not know about the mental health apps that are available.
- Rests on an assumption: Many older adults require additional knowledge, education, and support to utilize these tools.
The paper relies on this without support.
Older adults face heightened risk from COVID-19, loneliness, social isolation, and the depression that can follow.
“These services must be offered to older adults, who are especially vulnerable to COVID-19, loneliness, social isolation, and subsequent depression.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Mobile apps are seldom evaluated with older adult participants.
“Apps are rarely tested with older adult samples, but apps hold promise if evidence-informed, such as the new COVID Coach app from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that contains mental health self-management tools to use during the present pandemic.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Using these devices requires familiarity with various icons, gestures, and technical terms.
“Use of these devices presumes understanding of various symbols, gestures, and jargon.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Many older adults do not know about the mental health apps that are available.
“Furthermore, many older adults are less aware of available mental health apps.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Many older adults require additional knowledge, education, and support to utilize these tools.
“Many older adults need more knowledge, education, and support to use these resources.”
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“The majority of older adults do own a device and go online; unfortunately, device ownership does not translate to knowledge and comfort with devices.(3) Use of these devices presumes understanding of various symbols, gestures, and jargon.”
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“Services include video telehealth, which has a robust evidence base including among older adults.(1) Internet interventions and mobile app interventions utilize a more automated approach”
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- Authors
- Gould, C. E., & Hantke, N. C.
- Affiliations
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Gould, Christine E.
- Venue
- The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-08
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 889-890
- ISSN
- 1064-7481 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7227501
- OpenAlex
- W3024538714
- Semantic Scholar
- 68d6a659308641212d00c911339ad6c3a184981c
- Cited by
- 35
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 4
- FWCI
- 5.99
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (IK2 RX001478)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Social Sciences › Demography › Technology Use by Older Adults
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Keywords
- older adults, mental health, COVID-19 pandemic, technology-based interventions, video telehealth, virtual visits, online intervention, mobile app intervention, loneliness, social isolation, depression, health care access
- MeSH terms
- Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Aged, Humans, Mental Health Services, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Pneumonia, Viral, Telemedicine, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Coronavirus Infections, Pandemics
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