MHealth for Clinical Decision-Making in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In a bid to deliver quality health services in resource-poor settings, mobile health (mHealth) is increasingly being adopted. The role of mHealth in facilitating evidence-based clinical decision-making through data collection, decision algorithms, and evidence-based guidelines, for example, is established in resource-rich settings. However, the extent to which mobile clinical decision support systems (mCDSS) have been adopted specifically in resource-poor settings such as Africa and the lessons learned about their use in such settings are yet to be established.

Objective

The aim of this study was to synthesize evidence on the use of mHealth for point-of-care decision support and improved quality of care by health care workers in Africa.

Methods

A scoping re

SUBMITTER: Adepoju IO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5383806 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature