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The Impact of Digital Technology on the Physical Health of Older Workers: Scoping Review

The Impact of Digital Technology on the Physical Health of Older Workers: Scoping Review

The Impact of Digital Technology on the Physical Health of Older Workers: Scoping Review

Jeroen JA Spijker   1, 2 , PhD ;   Hande Barlın   3 , PhD ;   Melina Dritsaki   4 , PhD ;   Yang Gu   5 , MSc ;   Aija Klavina   6, 7, 8 , PhD ;   Nilufer Korkmaz Yaylagul   9 , PhD ;   Gunilla Kulla   10 , DrPH ;   Murat Anil Mercan   11 , PhD ;   Eda Orhun   12 , PhD ;   Anna Sevcikova   13 , PhD ;   Brigid Unim   14 , PhD ;   Gunay Yildizer   15 , PhD ;   Cristina Maria Tofan   16, 17 , PhD

1 Institute for Advanced Family Studies, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

2 Centre for Demographic Studies (CED-CERCA), Bellaterra, Spain

3 Department of Economics, Gebze Technical University, Gebze, Turkey

4 Department of Economics, University of Western Macedonia, Kastoria, Greece

5 Department of Work, Employment, Management & Organization, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

6 Laboratory of Sports and Nutrition Research, Riga Stradiņš University, Riga, Latvia

7 Department of Health Promotion and Rehabilitation, Lithuanian Sports University, Kaunas, Lithuania

8 Klaipėdos Valstybinė Kolegija / Higher Education Institution, Klaipeda, Lithuania

9 Department of Gerontology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey

10 Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Forde, Norway

11 Department of Economics, Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

12 School of Business, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco

13 Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

14 Department of Cardiovascular, Endocrine-Metabolic-Diseases and Ageing, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy

15 Faculty of Sport Sciences, Eskisehir Technical University, Eskişehir, Turkey

16 Psychology and Educational Sciences Department “Gheorghe Zane”, Institute for Economic and Social Research, Romanian Academy, Iasi, Romania

17 Department of Sociology, Social Work and Human Resources, Faculty of Philosophy and Social-Political Sciences, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iasi, Romania

Corresponding Author:

  • Jeroen JA Spijker, PhD
  • Institute for Advanced Family Studies
  • Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
  • Terré 11-19
  • Barcelona 08017
  • Spain
  • Phone: 34 932541800
  • Email: jjaspijker@uic.es