Nurses' Roles in mHealth App Development: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although mobile health (mHealth) apps for both health consumers and health care providers are increasingly common, their implementation is frequently unsuccessful when there is a misalignment between the needs of the user and the app's functionality. Nurses are well positioned to help address this challenge. However, nurses' engagement in mHealth app development remains unclear.

Objective

This scoping review aims to determine the extent of the evidence of the role of nurses in app development, delineate developmental phases in which nurses are involved, and to characterize the type of mHealth apps nurses are involved in developing.

Methods

We conducted a scoping review following the 6-stage methodology. We searched 14 databases to identify publications on t

SUBMITTER: Bakker CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10618897 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature