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Closing the 'grey digital divide' in India requires overcoming significant accessibility barriers for the elderly—such as limited technological familiarity and infrastructure deficits—through targeted strategies like elder-friendly designs, telepsychiatry, and intergenerational training. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To evaluate the current state of digital mental health platforms for older adults in India, identify key barriers to accessibility, and outline strategies to improve geriatric mental healthcare.

September 5, 2026Journal of Public Health and Primary CareOpen Access

Digital Mental Health of “Greying Population” in India: A Narrative Review

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NGNiraja Guru DTDebabrata Tripathy SMShree Mishra

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Narrative review reveals technological and cognitive barriers to digital mental health platforms in older adults, highlighting the need for elder-friendly telepsychiatry and community care.

Key Points

To evaluate the current state of digital mental health platforms for older adults in India, identify key barriers to accessibility, and outline strategies to improve geriatric mental healthcare.
Conducted a narrative review examining digital mental health initiatives, infrastructure limitations, and urban–rural disparities across India.
Assessed specific adoption challenges among elderly individuals, focusing on digital literacy, cognitive impairment, and cyber safety.
Identified significant barriers preventing older adults from using digital mental health tools, driven by cognitive decline, limited digital literacy, cyber safety concerns, and systemic resource deficits.
Highlighted essential multi-level interventions, including intergenerational digital literacy training, elder-friendly platform interfaces, and the integration of telepsychiatry into primary health centers.

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Guru et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9bd4346b95aff0620ebba9 https://doi.org/10.4103/jphpc.jphpc_14_25

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September 5, 2026Journal of Public Health and Primary CareOpen Access

Digital Mental Health of “Greying Population” in India: A Narrative Review

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Authors

NGNiraja Guru DTDebabrata Tripathy SMShree Mishra

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Overview

Narrative review reveals technological and cognitive barriers to digital mental health platforms in older adults, highlighting the need for elder-friendly telepsychiatry and community care.

Key Points

To evaluate the current state of digital mental health platforms for older adults in India, identify key barriers to accessibility, and outline strategies to improve geriatric mental healthcare.
Conducted a narrative review examining digital mental health initiatives, infrastructure limitations, and urban–rural disparities across India.
Assessed specific adoption challenges among elderly individuals, focusing on digital literacy, cognitive impairment, and cyber safety.
Identified significant barriers preventing older adults from using digital mental health tools, driven by cognitive decline, limited digital literacy, cyber safety concerns, and systemic resource deficits.
Highlighted essential multi-level interventions, including intergenerational digital literacy training, elder-friendly platform interfaces, and the integration of telepsychiatry into primary health centers.

Cite This Study

Guru et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9bd4346b95aff0620ebba9 https://doi.org/10.4103/jphpc.jphpc_14_25

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