A Comprehensive Literature Search of Digital Health Technology Use in Neurological Conditions: Review of Digital Tools to Promote Self-management and Support.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of digital health technology to promote and deliver postdiagnostic care in neurological conditions is becoming increasingly common. However, the range of digital tools available across different neurological conditions and how they facilitate self-management are unclear.

Objective

This review aims to identify digital tools that promote self-management in neurological conditions and to investigate their underlying functionality and salient clinical outcomes.

Methods

We conducted a search of 6 databases (ie, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Review) using free text and equivalent database-controlled vocabulary terms.

Results

We identified 27 published articles reporting 17 self-management digital tools. Multipl

SUBMITTER: Spreadbury JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9377435 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature