Assessing the Value for Money of AI-Assisted Technologies for Older Adults: Scoping Review of Economic Evaluations
Qi Gao, Minji Hong, Yot Teerawattananon, Yi Wang, Stefano Brini · 2026
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Qi Gao and colleagues scope the research on whether artificial intelligence tools for older adults are worth their cost. As populations age, AI helpers for screening, diagnosis, and care coordination are spreading fast, yet their economics are murky. Searching five databases for studies published through the end of July 2026, the team kept forty economic evaluations from 2018 onward and graded their quality with a health economics checklist.
Quality scored high on average, though fairness across groups, subgroup differences, and model checking were often skipped. Most studies priced AI for screening and diagnosis, especially in cancer and eye care, mapped against the World Health Organization's elder care pathway. Later steps of that pathway held thin evidence, which tells funders where the next evaluations should aim.
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| CREATOR | Qi Gao, Minji Hong, Yot Teerawattananon, Yi Wang, Stefano Brini |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 56 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |