E-health tools in oncology nursing: Perceptions of nurses and contributions to patient care and advanced practice

Lau, Garnet J; Loiselle, Carmen G.

doi:10.5737/23688076282118124

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“…It is not surprising that apps focusing on cancer were the most prevalent in publications included in our review. Oncology has been recognized as a key space for nurse informaticists because of the complexity of coordinating care across multiple specialties and settings and the subsequent range of eHealth tools that have emerged as a result of this complexity [ 212 - 214 ]. Although cancer was the most predominant condition, many of the apps included in this review focused on complex, chronic conditions, such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and mental health.…”

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Nurses’ Roles in mHealth App Development: Scoping Review

Bakker,

Wyatt,

Breth

et al. 2023

JMIR Nursing

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Background Although mobile health (mHealth) apps for both health consumers and health care providers are increasingly common, their implementation is frequently unsuccessful when there is a misalignment between the needs of the user and the app’s functionality. Nurses are well positioned to help address this challenge. However, nurses’ engagement in mHealth app development remains unclear. Objective This scoping review aims to determine the extent of the evidence of the role of nurses in app development, delineate developmental phases in which nurses are involved, and to characterize the type of mHealth apps nurses are involved in developing. Methods We conducted a scoping review following the 6-stage methodology. We searched 14 databases to identify publications on the role of nurses in mHealth app development and hand searched the reference lists of relevant publications. Two independent researchers performed all screening and data extraction, and a third reviewer resolved any discrepancies. Data were synthesized and grouped by the Software Development Life Cycle phase, and the app functionality was described using the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics functionality scoring system. Results The screening process resulted in 157 publications being included in our analysis. Nurses were involved in mHealth app development across all stages of the Software Development Life Cycle but most frequently participated in design and prototyping, requirements gathering, and testing. Nurses most often played the role of evaluators, followed by subject matter experts. Nurses infrequently participated in software development or planning, and participation as patient advocates, research experts, or nurse informaticists was rare. Conclusions Although nurses were represented throughout the preimplementation development process, nurses’ involvement was concentrated in specific phases and roles.

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Nurses’ Roles in mHealth App Development: Scoping Review

Bakker,

Wyatt,

Breth

et al. 2023

JMIR Nursing

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“…Studies have been conducted on healthcare professionals' experiences of and attitudes towards the use of digital solutions in health care and home follow-up care [16][17][18][19]. Attitudes are a significant factor in eHealth's acceptance and its efficiency of use and function [20].…”

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Healthcare workers’ perceptions of how eHealth applications can support self-care for patients undergoing planned major surgery

Granath

Eriksson

Wikström

2022

BMC Health Serv Res

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Background In planned major surgery the duration of inpatient hospital care during the last decade has decreased because of a combination of different perioperative interventions. It is expected that patients can manage the needed pre- and postoperative self-care to a large extent on their own. This entails challenges to healthcare system to deliver appropriate information to patients in a safe and efficient manner. The aim of this study was therefore to describe healthcare workers’ perceptions of how eHealth applications can support patients’ self-care in relation to planned major surgery. Methods Semi-structured interviews were performed with sixteen healthcare workers from different disciplines. The interviews were transcribed and analysed using the phenomenography approach. Results Healthcare workers perceived both positive aspects and challenges with eHealth applications for self-care. eHealth applications can work as an information source, affect patients’ understanding of self-care, improve patients’ participation in self-care, streamline communication with healthcare professionals and improve patient safety during the pre- and postoperative period. The challenges included perceptions of that eHealth applications may have negative impact on personal interaction in care. eHealth applications may not be useful to all patients because of lack of equipment or knowledge and may increase patients’ suffering if physical visits are replaced by digital solutions. Conclusions This study improves our understanding of healthcare workers’ perceptions of how the use of self-care eHealth applications can support patients in performing pre- and postoperative self-care for major surgery. Access to appropriate and personalized information and instructions can improve patients’ understanding of self-care and enhance the participation and safety of those who can afford and handle digital tools. All these aspects must be considered in future digital development of eHealth applications to guarantee a person-centered care.

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“…mHealth is a method to deliver accessible health information, care, or services through mobile phones and other wireless technology at minimal cost [ 33 , 34 ]. Preliminary evidence shows that mHealth apps may increase PN efficiency, especially in the communication and performance of time-consuming, repetitive tasks [ 35 , 36 ]. For example, prior efforts described the integration of mHealth apps for patient monitoring into standard cancer care with PNs [ 37 , 38 ], and provided real-time alerts for increasing symptom severity [ 38 , 39 ].…”

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An exploration of facilitators and barriers to patient navigator core functions with breast cancer patients: Implications for the development of a human-centered mHealth app

Carr,

Vinod,

Farha

et al. 2023

PEC Innovation

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E-health tools in oncology nursing: Perceptions of nurses and contributions to patient care and advanced practice

Cited by 8 publications

References 31 publications

Nurses’ Roles in mHealth App Development: Scoping Review

Nurses’ Roles in mHealth App Development: Scoping Review

Healthcare workers’ perceptions of how eHealth applications can support self-care for patients undergoing planned major surgery

An exploration of facilitators and barriers to patient navigator core functions with breast cancer patients: Implications for the development of a human-centered mHealth app

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