Scoping Review of Telehealth for Decision-Making Capacity Assessments in Older Adults

Maneesh Varghese Kuruvilla authored a scoping review document analyzing the use of telehealth models, including teleneuropsychology, for assessing decision-making capacity in older adults with cognitive impairments. The review screened 1,264 records and included 5 studies, mapping feasibility, validity, and implementation considerations. The document was last updated on 2026-04-21 and is available as a 688.8 KB DOCX file under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Systematic literature mapping based on the scoping review methodology described.
• Analyzing barriers and opportunities for telehealth adoption based on reported sensory, infrastructure, and procedural challenges.
• Informing future research design based on identified gaps in operationalization, normative data, and outcome reporting.

Strengths

• The review followed PRISMA-ScR guidance and screened 1,264 records from five databases.
• The document explicitly defines two study tiers (Tier A for direct capacity assessment, Tier B for capacity-adjacent decisions).
• The analysis includes 5 included studies and reports specific barriers like sensory impairment and variable infrastructure.

Limitations

• The dataset is a single 688.8 KB document; its scope is limited to a review summary rather than primary data.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; the internal structure of the review data must be inferred from the document.
• The description metadata does not specify the included studies' primary data sources or granular findings.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Maneesh Varghese Kuruvilla

Collection Method

Scoping review conducted in accordance with PRISMA-ScR, searching five databases from inception to 05 January 2026.

Time Range

Literature search covered studies from database inception to 05 January 2026.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-21 05:25:25; freshness should be verified.