Emerging Technologies and Vulnerabilities in Older Adults Without Cognitive Impairments: Systematic Review of Qualitative Evidence

Abstract

This systematic review, which focused on the perceptions of older adults without cognitive impairments, enriches the vast literature about the everyday management and care of seniors by exploring the ethical implications of ETs. This research is complementary to another systematic review of qualitative evidence, which analyzed the views of older people with cognitive disorders on the same topic. Although a certain ambivalence in the use of ETs was identified by both population groups, it is interesting how cognitively healthy older adults give more importance to some dimensions of vulnerability, such as the moral and relational ones, which, in the case of cognitively impaired older adults, are not as significant. Two important aspects identified were the respect of privacy and data security, and the perceived risk of control and surveillance linked to the use of monitoring technologies.

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