Educating Patients by Providing Timely Information Using Smartphone and Tablet Apps: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Patient education is a crucial element within health care. It is a known predictor for increased engagement in shared decision making, improved medication and treatment adherence, higher levels of satisfaction, and even better treatment outcomes. Unfortunately, often patients only remember a very limited amount of medical information. An important reason is that most patients are simply not capable of processing large amounts of new medical information in a short time. Apps for smartphones and tablets have the potential to actively educate patients by providing them with timely information through the use of push notifications. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this systematic review is to provide an overview of the effects of using smartphone and tablet apps to educate patients with t

SUBMITTER: Timmers T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7186866 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature