Interventions Aimed at Enhancing Health Care Providers' Behavior Toward the Prescription of Mobile Health Apps: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mobile health (mHealth) apps have great potential to support the management of chronic conditions. Despite widespread acceptance of mHealth apps by the public, health care providers (HCPs) are reluctant to prescribe or recommend such apps to their patients.

Objective

This study aimed to classify and evaluate interventions aimed at encouraging HCPs to prescribe mHealth apps.

Methods

A systematic literature search was conducted to identify studies published from January 1, 2008, to August 5, 2022, using 4 electronic databases: MEDLINE, Scopus, CINAHL, and PsycINFO. We included studies that evaluated interventions encouraging HCPs to prescribe mHealth apps. Two review authors independently assessed the eligibility of the studies. The "National Institute of Hea

SUBMITTER: Alkhaldi O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10012012 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature