The Types and Effectiveness of Mobile Health Applications Used in Improving Oral Cancer Knowledge: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

The global burden of oral cancer (OC) is enormous. Mobile health applications have been found to play a promising role in cancer prevention; however, no known systematic review evidence exists on whether the use of mobile health applications is effective in increasing public knowledge of OC or not. Therefore, this systematic review aimed to synthesize evidence on the types and effectiveness of mobile health applications used for improving OC knowledge.

Methods

This study adopted a mixed methods systematic review design. The review methodology was informed by Joanna Brigg's Institute's PRISMA checklist and the AMSTAR-2 guidelines. The literature used for this review were obtained through the search of multiple sources, including 12 electronic databases, we

SUBMITTER: Kanmodi KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11518889 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature