Abstract
BackgroundThe simultaneous increase in geographically dispersed families and general decrease in engagement in local communities is resulting in fewer opportunities for youth and older adults interact in meaningful ways. Technology is becoming increasingly pervasive and flexible and providing new opportunities to foster intergenerational connection that can be implemented and evaluated across a multitude of populations and contexts. What research has been done in this area is spread across disciplines and what aspects of technologies could make them more effective is not well understood.MethodThe scoping review will be completed in five stages: (1) identifying the research question, (2) identifying relevant studies, (3) selecting studies, (4) charting the data, and (5) collating, summarizing, and reporting the results. Comprehensive descriptive data from each study will be presented along with an analysis of similarities and differences in research from different disciplines.DiscussionThis scoping review focuses on a search of the literature to gain an understanding of what technologies have been used specifically for fostering intergenerational connectivity and to establish what future directions for research could be. To the authors’ knowledge, it is the first scoping review of its kind.
Highlights
The simultaneous increase in geographically dispersed families and general decrease in engagement in local communities is resulting in fewer opportunities for youth and older adults interact in meaningful ways
This scoping review focuses on a search of the literature to gain an understanding of what technologies have been used for fostering intergenerational connectivity and to establish what future directions for research could be
This is supported by research such as the intergenerational mentoring program developed by Au et al [2], where university
Summary
The aim of this review is to provide an overview of peerreviewed publications related to technology for fostering intergenerational connectivity. A careful and focused effort will be put into developing the searches, standardizing our selection and data collection forms through collaboration with an expert librarian These documents will be established prior to the start of the review and their content and structure thoroughly assessed during pilot-testing. This study is the first step of a comprehensive research program that will be aimed at developing innovative technologies and systems for fostering intergenerational connectivity. As such the review will aim to (1) identify what peer-reviewed literature exists, (2) summarize relevant publications and (3) discern overreaching themes.
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