O326 Acceptability of Mobile Phone Technology for Tracking Cervical Cancer in Rural Guatemala

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors on Utilizing Mobile Health Technology for TB in Indonesia: A Qualitative Pilot Study

“…This was evident as several participants mentioned that access to reliable networks, data packages, and appropriate devices, would become immediate stumbling blocks in implementing such initiatives. This has been demonstrated previously in other resource-limited settings ( 41 , 42 ).…”

m-Health adoption by healthcare professionals: a systematic review

“…Interestingly, more than half of them (57.6%) were published during the last three years. [33][34][35][36]41,42,44,47,49,[51][52][53]56,[58][59][60][61][62][63] Few theoretical frameworks were used in the studies. Indeed, only eight (24.2%) publications mentioned the use of a theoretical framework: the TAM and its updated version (TAM2), 1,7,37,51,62 the Diffusion of Innovations Theory, 1,51,61 the Information System Success Model 38,47 and the Technology Readiness Index (TRI).…”

“…Among these, ten were conducted in Canada, 7,43,44,[53][54][55][56][57][58][59] seven in the United States 1,40,41,46,48,51,63 and one in Guatemala. 42 Six publications (18.2%) were from European countries, including the United Kingdom, 45,49,50 Ireland, 39 Portugal 46 and Finland. 38 Five studies (15.2%) were from Asia (Taiwan, 37,61,62 Japan 47 and India 60 ), four (12.1%) were conducted in Africa, each representing a different country (Ethiopia, 33 South Africa, 34 Botswana 35 and Uganda 36 ) and one was from Australia.…”

“…52 The majority of studies used a quantitative research design (n= 19, 57.6%). 1,7,33,37,[39][40][41][42][43][46][47][48][49]51,57,[60][61][62][63] Six studies (18.2%) 34,38,44,53,55,56 employed a qualitative design through the use of focus groups, 34,55 interviews 38,44,53,56 and written reflections 55 for data collection methods. A mixed methods design was used in eight publications (24.2%).…”

“…A mixed methods design was used in eight publications (24.2%). 35,36,45,50,52,54,58,59 The types of m-health technology studied were the following: a smartphone or mobile phone (n=15), 1,[34][35][36]38,39,42,44,[48][49][50][51]56,57,59,60 a personal digital assistant (n=5), 7,33,37,43,55 a remote monitoring system (n=5), 45,47,[52][53][54] a tablet computer (n=4), 55,58,59,63 a mobile electronic medical record system (n=2), 61,62 text messaging (n=2) [40][41][42] and mobile technologies in general (n=1). 46 The healthcare professionals who participated in the included studies were physicians, residents, nurses, health workers, pharmacists and other types of providers (such as social workers and occupational therapists).…”