PhD student in Nursing Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; Department of Surgical Oncology of the Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto (IPO-Porto), Portugal.
Nursing School of Porto (ESEP), Porto, Portugal; CINTESIS from the University of Porto: Innovation and Development in Nursing - NursID, Portugal.
Int J Med Inform. 2023 Sep;177:105166. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2023.105166. Epub 2023 Jul 27.
Progress in mobile technology, especially the use of applications for mobile devices, can support the process of monitoring patients in palliative care (therapeutics), controlling symptoms, or providing self-care guidelines for the user, namely patients or caregivers.
To map the available knowledge regarding the use of applications for mobile devices to support adult patients in palliative care at home.
Literature review, based on the Joanna Briggs Institute model(s) for Scoping Review. All articles published until October 27, 2022, were identified in the electronic databases MEDLINE®, CINAHL®, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, Cochrane Library, and Scopus using the respective Boolean logical operators and key terms.
A total of 634 articles were identified, and a final 24 studies were included. Eleven mobile device applications were identified, demonstrating different aspects of design, use, and technological development. These have incorporated the most recent technology in their functionalities.
Mobile applications can be considered a viable and effective means of monitoring patients in palliative care. However, these applications must go beyond the academic scenario in which they were developed and move toward widespread use in practice, allowing the evaluation of the impact of this "new" intervention modality to understand their effectiveness and the application of best practices.
移动技术的进步，特别是移动设备应用程序的使用，可以支持姑息治疗（治疗）患者的监测过程，控制症状，或为用户（即患者或护理人员）提供自我护理指南。
绘制有关使用移动设备应用程序以支持在家中接受姑息治疗的成年患者的可用知识图。
基于乔安娜·布里格斯研究所（Joanna Briggs Institute）的综述模型，对文献进行了回顾。使用各自的布尔逻辑运算符和关键词，在电子数据库 MEDLINE®、CINAHL®、心理学和行为科学收藏、考科兰图书馆和 Scopus 中检索截至 2022 年 10 月 27 日发表的所有文章。
共确定了 634 篇文章，最终纳入了 24 项研究。确定了 11 种移动设备应用程序，展示了设计、使用和技术开发的不同方面。这些应用程序在功能中融入了最新的技术。
移动应用程序可以被认为是监测姑息治疗患者的一种可行且有效的手段。然而，这些应用程序必须超越其开发的学术环境，走向广泛应用于实践，从而评估这种“新”干预模式的影响，以了解其有效性和最佳实践的应用。
