Examining Technology Perspectives of Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Scoping Review

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) affects a person's memory and how they think, feel or behave. Up to 20% of people over 65 years may get MCI and up to 15% of these may progress to dementia. Globally the occurrence of MCI is increasing, and technology is being explored for early intervention and to reduce strain on the aged-care sector. Theories of technology adoption predict that useful and easy-to-use solutions will have higher rates of adoption. This study adds to existing knowledge by reporting on analysis of a search across nine databases (ACM Digital Library, EBSCOhost CINAHL Plus with Full Text, EBSCOhost Computers and Applied Sciences Complete, Google Scholar, JMIR, IEEE Xplore, EBSCOhost Medline, Scopus, Web of Science Core Collection) for articles published between Jan 2014 and May 2024 which describe opinions of older people with MCI about technological solutions proposed for them, and feedback about how they prefer to engage with technology. Analysis of 83 articles suggests that existing solutions do address priority needs, however more work is needed to (i) improve ease of use, (ii) enable personalisation, (ii) explore interaction preferences and effectiveness of different interaction modes, (iv) enable multimodal interaction, and (v) integrate solutions seamlessly into daily routines.