Multimedia Knowledge Translation Tools for Parents About Childhood Heart Failure: Environmental Scan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Childhood heart failure is a factor in many hospital admissions each year. It can impose a steep learning curve for parents who need to learn the key information to care for their child at home. In this study, we conducted an environmental scan to identify and assess web-based knowledge translation tools about childhood heart failure for parent audiences developed within North America.

Objective

The aim of this study is to inventory tools publicly available to parents about childhood heart failure from popular web-based venues, assess how each tool communicates health information, and explore how they were developed.

Methods

Our search strategy included two commonly used multimedia-based platforms: two app stores (Google Play and Apple App Store) and one se

SUBMITTER: Cunningham C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8981009 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature