区块链技术应对新冠疫情挑战:一项范围综述

Blockchain technologies to mitigate COVID-19 challenges: A scoping review.

作者信息

Abd-Alrazaq Alaa A, Alajlani Mohannad, Alhuwail Dari, Erbad Aiman, Giannicchi Anna, Shah Zubair, Hamdi Mounir, Househ Mowafa

机构信息

Division of Information and Computing Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar.

Institute of Digital Healthcare, University of Warwick, United Kingdom.

出版信息

Comput Methods Programs Biomed Update. 2021;1:100001. doi: 10.1016/j.cmpbup.2020.100001. Epub 2020 Dec 14.

Abstract

As public health strategists and policymakers explore different approaches to lessen the devastating effects of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), blockchain technology has emerged as a resource that can be utilized in numerous ways. Many blockchain technologies have been proposed or implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, to the best of our knowledge, no comprehensive reviews have been conducted to uncover and summarise the main feature of these technologies. This study aims to explore proposed or implemented blockchain technologies used to mitigate the COVID-19 challenges as reported in the literature. We conducted a scoping review in line with guidelines of PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). To identify relevant studies, we searched 11 bibliographic databases (e.g., EMBASE and MEDLINE) and conducted backward and forward reference list checking of the included studies and relevant reviews. The study selection and data extraction were conducted by 2 reviewers independently. Data extracted from the included studies was narratively summarised and described. 19 of 225 retrieved studies met eligibility criteria in this review. The included studies reported 10 used cases of blockchain to mitigate COVID-19 challenges; the most prominent use cases were contact tracing and immunity passports. While the blockchain technology was developed in 10 studies, its use was proposed in the remaining 9 studies. The public blockchain technology was the most commonly utilized type in the included studies. All together, 8 different consensus mechanisms were used in the included studies. Out of 10 studies that identified the used platform, 9 studies used Ethereum to run the blockchain. Solidity was the most prominent programming language used in developing blockchain technology in the included studies. The transaction cost was reported in only 4 of the included studies and varied between USD 10 and USD 5. The expected latency and expected scalability were not identified in the included studies. Blockchain technologies are expected to play an integral role in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Many possible applications of blockchain were found in this review; however, most of them are not mature enough to reveal their expected impact in the fight against COVID-19. We encourage governments, health authorities, and policymakers to consider all blockchain applications suggested in the current review to combat COVID-19 challenges. There is a pressing need to empirically examine how effective blockchain technologies are in mitigating COVID-19 challenges. Further studies are required to assess the performance of blockchain technologies' fight against COVID-19 in terms of transaction cost, scalability, and/or latency when using different consensus algorithms, platforms, and access types.

摘要

随着公共卫生战略家与政策制定者探索不同方法以减轻新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID-19)的破坏性影响,区块链技术已成为一种可被多种方式利用的资源。在COVID-19大流行期间,许多区块链技术已被提出或实施;然而,据我们所知,尚未进行全面综述以揭示和总结这些技术的主要特征。本研究旨在探索文献中报道的用于应对COVID-19挑战的已提出或已实施的区块链技术。我们按照《系统综述与Meta分析扩展版范围综述报告规范》(PRISMA-ScR)的指南进行了一项范围综述。为识别相关研究,我们检索了11个文献数据库(如EMBASE和MEDLINE),并对纳入研究及相关综述进行了参考文献的回溯和向前检查。研究选择和数据提取由2名评审员独立进行。从纳入研究中提取的数据进行了叙述性总结和描述。在检索到的225项研究中,有19项符合本综述的纳入标准。纳入研究报告了10个区块链用于应对COVID-19挑战的用例;最突出的用例是接触者追踪和免疫护照。在10项研究中开发了区块链技术,其余9项研究提出了其应用。公共区块链技术是纳入研究中最常用的类型。纳入研究总共使用了8种不同的共识机制。在确定了使用平台的10项研究中,有9项研究使用以太坊运行区块链。Solidity是纳入研究中开发区块链技术时最突出使用的编程语言。仅4项纳入研究报告了交易成本,其在10美元至5美元之间变化。纳入研究中未确定预期延迟和预期可扩展性。区块链技术有望在抗击COVID-19大流行中发挥不可或缺的作用。在本综述中发现了区块链的许多可能应用;然而,其中大多数还不够成熟,无法揭示其在抗击COVID-19中的预期影响。我们鼓励政府、卫生当局和政策制定者考虑当前综述中提出的所有区块链应用,以应对COVID-19挑战。迫切需要通过实证研究来检验区块链技术在减轻COVID-19挑战方面的效果。需要进一步研究以评估在使用不同共识算法、平台和访问类型时,区块链技术在抗击COVID-19方面在交易成本、可扩展性和/或延迟方面的表现。

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