Use of geofencing interventions in population health research: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Technological advancements that use global positioning system (GPS), such as geofencing, provide the opportunity to examine place-based context in population health research. This review aimed to systematically identify, assess and synthesise the existing evidence on geofencing intervention design, acceptability, feasibility and/or impact.

Design

Scoping review, using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews guidance for reporting.

Data sources

PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane and PsycINFO for articles in English published up to 31 December 2021.

Eligibility criteria

Articles were included if geofencing was used as a mechanism for intervention delivery.

Exclusion criteria<

SUBMITTER: Tobin K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10401224 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature