TY - JOUR
T1 - Aging and health technology assessment
T2 - An idea whose time has come
AU - Juzwishin, Don
AU - McNeil, Heather
AU - Ahn, Jeonghoon
AU - Chen, Yingyao
AU - Cicchetti, Americo
AU - Kume, Naoto
AU - Brooks, Laura
AU - Stolee, Paul
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Objectives: With the increase in technologies to support an aging population, health technology assessment (HTA) of aging-related technologies warrants special consideration. At Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi) 2016 and HTAi 2017, an international panel explored interests in HTA focused on aging.Methods: Panelists from five countries shared the state of aging and HTA in their countries. Opportunities were provided for participants to discuss and rate the themes identified by the panelists.Results: In 2016, the highest ranked themes were: (i) identifying unmet needs of older adults that could be met by technology - how can HTA help?; (ii) differences in assessment of aging-related technologies - what is the scope?; and (iii) involvement of older adults and caregivers. These themes became the starting point for discussion in 2017, for which the highest ranked themes were: (i) identification of challenges in HTA and aging; and (ii) approaches to advancing effectiveness of HTA for aging.Conclusion: These discussions allowed for examination of future directions for HTA and aging: engagement of older adults to inform the agenda of HTA and the broader public policy enterprise; a systems approach to thinking about needs of older persons should support the type and level of care desired by the individual rather than the health institutions, and HTA should reflect these desires when evaluating technological aides; and there is potential for health information systems and big data to support HTA activities that assess usability of technologies for older adults. We hope to build on the momentum of this community to continue exploring opportunities for aging and HTA.
AB - Objectives: With the increase in technologies to support an aging population, health technology assessment (HTA) of aging-related technologies warrants special consideration. At Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi) 2016 and HTAi 2017, an international panel explored interests in HTA focused on aging.Methods: Panelists from five countries shared the state of aging and HTA in their countries. Opportunities were provided for participants to discuss and rate the themes identified by the panelists.Results: In 2016, the highest ranked themes were: (i) identifying unmet needs of older adults that could be met by technology - how can HTA help?; (ii) differences in assessment of aging-related technologies - what is the scope?; and (iii) involvement of older adults and caregivers. These themes became the starting point for discussion in 2017, for which the highest ranked themes were: (i) identification of challenges in HTA and aging; and (ii) approaches to advancing effectiveness of HTA for aging.Conclusion: These discussions allowed for examination of future directions for HTA and aging: engagement of older adults to inform the agenda of HTA and the broader public policy enterprise; a systems approach to thinking about needs of older persons should support the type and level of care desired by the individual rather than the health institutions, and HTA should reflect these desires when evaluating technological aides; and there is potential for health information systems and big data to support HTA activities that assess usability of technologies for older adults. We hope to build on the momentum of this community to continue exploring opportunities for aging and HTA.
KW - Evidence-based health care
KW - Healthcare systems
KW - Healthy aging
KW - Technology Assessment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85057178786&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/S0266462318000600
DO - 10.1017/S0266462318000600
M3 - Review article
C2 - 30479246
AN - SCOPUS:85057178786
SN - 0266-4623
VL - 34
SP - 442
EP - 446
JO - International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
JF - International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
IS - 5
ER -
