Mobile technologies in the Nursing area

Abstract

Objective: To identify in the literature studies on mobile technologies in Nursing. Method: Integrative literature review in which was used the Population, Interest and Context (PICo) strategy, the tool of the National Library of Medicine for formulation of the research question, and search without a determined period of time in the following bibliographic databases: Medical Literature and Retrieval System onLine/PubMed®), Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), SCOPUS (Elsevier), Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS) and Nursing Database (BDENF). Data collection period was from January to March 2017. Results: Fifteen articles were selected, in which were addressed mobile technologies in Nursing for nurses, undergraduate students and patients. Conclusion: Mobile technologies in Nursing are a recent theme and enable care data sharing, experience acquisition by undergraduate students and patient empowerment.

Mobile application of the Terminology Subset for Coping with Domestic Violence Against Children

“…Applications focused on the health field have several functions, such as data organization, information storage, diagnostic support, support in the training of professionals and mutual sharing of information by users, professionals, students and/or professors. In addition to disseminating the knowledge produced in health and nursing, these technologies contribute to disseminate information related to health issues, illness, prevention, promotion, and health education (10,20) . Technological resources have been increasingly incorporated into the work of nurses, but the adaptation of a digital technological resource in the work process can encounter several limitations and one of them is familiarity with the process of computerization of resources (9,21) .…”

“…In this context, mobile devices and applications have been used in the most diverse health fields, such as nursing, integrating actions with a logical structure for data, information, and knowledge production. All these technologies can serve to support nurses' work process and decision-making (10) .…”

Construction and Validation of an Educational Booklet for Mobile Devices on Breastfeeding

“…Therefore, mobile health technologies emerge as a useful and accessible alternative, since they are strategies that are part of the daily life of most people. 19 It is worth considering that using mobile devices continues to expand. According to research, a third of the world's population would use smartphones by the end of 2018 for facilitating access to information.…”

“…21 It should be emphasized that this health tool is not intended to replace the professionals' contact with patients, but rather to complement care, in order to guarantee people's autonomy with regard to self-care. 19 Therefore, the availability of the educational booklet constructed and validated for use in mobile devices has the potential to help the understanding of families about breastfeeding, thus encouraging the autonomy of family caregivers of newborns and infants in the face of the theme.…”

Effectiveness of mobile applications for behavioral changes in health: a systematic review

“…Os aplicativos móveis ganharam espaço devido à alta usabilidade, por atender às necessidades dos indivíduos nas mais diversas situações, em virtude da capacidade de interação e do acesso rápido à informação, além da praticidade. Na área da saúde, esses aplicativos têm sido desenvolvidos para abordar assuntos do interesse de áreas de atuação específicas (4) , com a finalidade, por exemplo, de reduzir erros de prescrições terapêuticas (5) , estimular comportamentos saudáveis (6) , permitir o/tele monitoramento de pacientes (7) .…”