Pediatric apps: what are they for? A scoping review

Nievas-Soriano, Bruno José; Uribe-Toril, Juan; Ruiz–Real, José Luis; Carreño, Tesifón Parrón

doi:10.1007/s00431-021-04351-1

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“…The population is exposed to technology‐driven environment daily and children embrace digital devices more readily than adults (Nievas Soriano et al., 2022). With technological advancement, various digital health interventions and user‐friendly technologies have been developed in the medical field (Bird et al., 2019).…”

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Digital health intervention on patient safety for children and parents: A scoping review

Park,

Jeon,

Choi

2023

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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AimTo explore digital health interventions on patient safety for children and their parents.DesignA scoping review.MethodsThe PCC ‘Participants, Concepts, and Contexts’ guided the selection of studies that focused on children under 19 years of age or their parents, patient safety interventions for children, and digital health technology for patient safety interventions. This study was conducted using the Arksey and O'Malley framework's five steps. We reported the review according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta‐Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews Checklist.Data SourcesPubMed, CINAHL, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane were searched for articles published up to November 2022.ResultsA total of 13 articles were included and categorized according to the following criteria to describe the results: intervention characteristics, type of digital technology, and outcome characteristics. Regarding intervention characteristics, we identified two categories, prevention and risk management. Additionally, we identified four types of digital technology, mobile applications, web‐based technologies, computer kiosks and electronic health records. Finally, in studies focussing on child safety, parental safety behaviours were used to assess injury risk or detect changes related to prevention.ConclusionPatient safety interventions provided through appropriate digital technologies should be developed to enhance continuum of care for children from hospitalization to home after discharge.Implications for the Profession and/or Patient CareDigital health interventions can bolster the role of healthcare providers in patient safety in and out of hospitals, thus improving children's safety and quality of care.Impact What problem did the study address? Although the various advantages of digital health technology have been demonstrated, the potential role of digital technology in patient safety interventions for children has not been explored. What were the main finding? Preventive patient safety interventions and risk management for children have been developed. Where and on whom will the research have an impact? Digital health interventions on patient safety can improve children's safety and quality of care by promoting non‐face‐to‐face engagement of children and parents after discharge and expanding healthcare providers' roles. Trial and Protocol RegistrationRegistered on the Open Science Framework (https://osf.io/dkvst).Patient or Public ContributionNo patient or public contribution.

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Digital health intervention on patient safety for children and parents: A scoping review

Park,

Jeon,

Choi

2023

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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“…To a researcher, mHealth improves adherence in clinical trials and offers insight into the reasons for nonadherence. 12,15 F I G U R E 1 Information flow chart-mHealth supports the physician in personalized precision medicine.…”

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“…From the patient's perspective, it reinforces adherence to treatment, contributes to better disease control, improves patient's and caregiver's quality of life, educates on symptoms, encourages health‐promoting behaviors and self‐management. To a researcher, mHealth improves adherence in clinical trials and offers insight into the reasons for non‐adherence 12,15 …”

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Why the role of mHealth in allergy diagnosis and treatment adherence cannot be overlooked

Szylling,

Raciborski,

Wojas

et al. 2023

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BackgroundAllergic diseases—rhinitis and asthma—are the most common chronic conditions affecting adults. Traditional approaches to allergy diagnosis and treatment do not meet the health needs of all patients. Treatment adherence remains a challenge for physicians. The ubiquity of Internet access paired with limited in‐person contact with medical personnel in the course of the COVID‐19 pandemic demonstrated the potential of mHealth in communicating health information.BodyThe abundance of new applications dedicated to various medical specialties encourages reflection on the informed use of such tools. The paper takes a closer look at the potential of mHealth and presents conclusions of selected studies focusing on the use of good apps. The strength weakness opportunities threats analysis was used to illustrate the strengths of the mHealth strategy, as well as its advantages, limitations and areas in need of further development.ConclusionThe strength of mHealth depends on the quality and quantity of the collected patient data, its reliable processing, as well as publication of outcomes and conclusions from analyses. Therefore, it is necessary to promote the use of validated applications among patients, physicians and medical staff.

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“…It is also time to consider other aspects of digital technology that can enhance the health of our patients and their families 7 . Mobile health is especially attractive as the overwhelming majority of adults and adolescents have access to a smartphone 8 . Applications such as MyChart (EPIC) allows patients and parents to view their electronic record in real time and interact with providers.…”

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The new reality is virtual

Carroll

2022

Pediatric Blood & Cancer

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Pediatric apps: what are they for? A scoping review

Cited by 8 publications

References 22 publications

Digital health intervention on patient safety for children and parents: A scoping review

Digital health intervention on patient safety for children and parents: A scoping review

Why the role of mHealth in allergy diagnosis and treatment adherence cannot be overlooked

The new reality is virtual

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