Understanding the Impact of Digital Technology on the Well-being of Older Immigrants and Refugees: A Scoping Review Protocol

Abstract

Although, scholarly reports show that some older adults utilise digital technology to enhance their well-being, a significant number of older adults are digitally alienated. This is complicated for older immigrants and refugees, whose situations present a peculiar challenge, requiring digital technology for improved quality of life. Hence, this scoping review seeks to understand the impact of digital technology on the well-being of older immigrants and refugees. Arksey & O’Malley’s five-stage framework will guide the review. The following databases: Social Work Abstract, Social Service Abstracts, Abstracts of Social Gerontology, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS), etc., will be searched. Citations from the databases will be exported to Zotero to eliminate duplicate articles. These citations will be subjected to two screening levels. For the first screening, citations will be exported from Zotero to Rayyan QCRI© for title and abstract review. After that, all the authors will conduct full-text reviews of all articles included. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) will be utilised in describing and documenting the inclusion and exclusion process. This scoping review will engender an improved understanding of the implications of digital technology on the well-being of older immigrants.