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ArticleCurrent psychiatry reports2026

Digital Tools to Support Mental Health in Later Life: Scoping Review of Systematic Reviews.

Melanie Stowell, Rosie Dobson, Noah Bunkley, Judith McCool, Vili Nosa, Robyn Whittaker

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Article in Current psychiatry reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Melanie StowellSchool of Population Health, University of Auckland, Building 507, Grafton Campus, 28 Park Avenue, Grafton, Auckland, 1023, New Zealand. melanie.stowell@auckland.ac.nz.
Rosie DobsonSchool of Population Health, University of Auckland, Building 507, Grafton Campus, 28 Park Avenue, Grafton, Auckland, 1023, New Zealand.
Noah BunkleySchool of Population Health, University of Auckland, Building 507, Grafton Campus, 28 Park Avenue, Grafton, Auckland, 1023, New Zealand.
Judith McCoolSchool of Population Health, University of Auckland, Building 507, Grafton Campus, 28 Park Avenue, Grafton, Auckland, 1023, New Zealand.
Vili NosaSchool of Population Health, University of Auckland, Building 507, Grafton Campus, 28 Park Avenue, Grafton, Auckland, 1023, New Zealand.
Robyn WhittakerSchool of Population Health, University of Auckland, Building 507, Grafton Campus, 28 Park Avenue, Grafton, Auckland, 1023, New Zealand.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewThis scoping review synthesises existing evidence from systematic reviews on the effectiveness and implementation of digital mental health interventions among community-dwelling older adults. RECENT

findingsTwenty-one systematic reviews were included. Results showed that a range of digital tools demonstrate potential to improve common mental health and psychosocial symptoms among older adults, with most evidence concentrating on digital tools to improve depressive symptoms. However, reviews' findings were frequently mixed and accompanied with cautions that primary evidence under-reported key elements such as theoretical underpinnings, intervention design process, participant demographics, intervention acceptability and usability, participant retention, adverse events, and long-term outcomes. More rigorous research and reporting are needed to understand the mechanisms underpinning effective digital mental health interventions for older adults and how they might mitigate the age-related digital divide in mental health services.

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Mental DisordersMental HealthMental Health ServicesAgedDigital HealthDigital MediaHumansTelemedicineDigital healthMental healthOlder adultsPsychosocial healthTechnology interventionsTelemedicine

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PMID42303875
PMCPMC13272217

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